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Attack Details
Attack Date:
Jun 23, 2022
Executive Impersonation New Vendor Payment Fraud BEC Attack
Initial Email Content
Subject
Payout Request
Body
Hi [Recipient First Name],
We hired a private contractor and we need to make a one-off payment for them. Can we set up a payment for this vendor today?
Regards,
[Executive First Name]
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Attack Description
This text-based BEC attack impersonates an executive using a maliciously registered domain, a spoofed display name, and a new vendor theme to request a fraudulent payment.
Analysis Overview
Tactic
Maliciously Registered Domain
Spoofed Display Name
Goal
Payment Fraud
Impersonated Party
Employee - Executive
Vector
Text-based
Theme
New Vendor
Language