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Attack Details
Attack Date:
May 16, 2022
German Legal Matter PDF Attachment Extortion Attack
Initial Email Content
Subject
TR: Fédéral Police.
Body
---------- FEDPOL message ---------
Im Anhang finden Sie weitere Informationen. Bitte beziehen Sie sich auf die oben genannte Datei.
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Attack Description
This payload-based German-language extortion attack uses an external compromised account, a legal matter theme, and a PDF attachment to demand a payment.
Analysis Overview
Type
Tactic
External Compromised Account
Goal
Extortion
Impersonated Party
Vector
Payload-based
Theme
Legal Matter
Language
German