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Attack Date:
May 12, 2022

Employee Impersonation Community Service Gift Card Request BEC Attack

Initial Email Content

Subject
Community Giving
Body

Hello [Recipient First Name],

How are you doing, Are you available?  I need your help in getting gift cards for the community health center. Please confirm if you can get some today.

Have a Great Day!
[Impersonated Employee Name]

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Attack Description

This text-based BEC attack impersonates an employee using a spoofed email address, a free webmail account, and a community service theme to request the purchase of gift cards.

Analysis Overview

Tactic
Spoofed Email Address
Free Webmail Account
Goal
Gift Card Request
Impersonated Party
Employee - Other
Vector
Text-based
Theme
Community Service
Language