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Attack Details
Attack Date:
Jun 24, 2022
Executive Impersonation New Vendor Payment Fraud BEC Attack
Initial Email Content
Subject
Oversea payment
Body
Are you available? Please confirm if an international wire payment can be processed to a consultant today. Let me know when you get this so i can provide details.
Best Regards,
[Executive First Name]
Malicious Artifacts
Additional Indicators of Compromise
Type
Description
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Attack Description
This text-based BEC attack impersonates an executive using a free webmail account, a spoofed display name, and a new vendor theme to request a fraudulent payment.
Analysis Overview
Tactic
Free Webmail Account
Spoofed Display Name
Goal
Payment Fraud
Impersonated Party
Employee - Executive
Vector
Text-based
Theme
New Vendor
Language