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Attack Details
Attack Date:
Jun 7, 2022

French Executive Impersonation Legal Matter Payment Fraud BEC Attack

Initial Email Content

Subject
Contact
Body

Bonjour [Recipient First Name],


Maître Bergerot du cabinet juridique KPMG a t-il appelé?


Il s'agit d'un dossier confidentiel que je traite avec la cabinet, pour lequel il est impératif de communiquer uniquement par courriel.



Cordialement,

.[Executive Name]

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Attack Description

This text-based French-language BEC attack impersonates an executive using a spoofed email address, an extended spoofed display name, a maliciously registered domain, and a legal matter theme to request a fraudulent payment.

Analysis Overview

Tactic
Spoofed Email Address
Extended Spoofed Display Name
Maliciously Registered Domain
Goal
Payment Fraud
Impersonated Party
Employee - Executive
Vector
Text-based
Theme
Legal Matter
Language
French