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Attack Details
Attack Date:
Jun 6, 2022
German Employee Impersonation Payroll Diversion BEC Attack
Initial Email Content
Subject
Lohnkonto aktualisiert
Body
Hallo Gehaltsabrechnung,
Ich möchte das Konto auf meiner Gehaltsabrechnung in ein neues Konto
ändern und möchte wissen, ob es für die nächste Zahlung wirksam wird?
Vielen Dank
[Impersonated Employee Name]
[Impersonated Employee Title]
Malicious Artifacts
Additional Indicators of Compromise
Type
Description
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Attack Description
This text-based German-language BEC attack impersonates an employee using a spoofed display name and a free webmail account to divert payroll deposits to a fraudulent account.
Analysis Overview
Tactic
Spoofed Display Name
Free Webmail Account
Goal
Payroll Diversion
Impersonated Party
Employee - Other
Vector
Text-based
Theme
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Language
German