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Attack Details
Attack Date:
May 6, 2022

Employee Impersonation Payroll Diversion BEC Attack

Initial Email Content

Subject
Account Information Changed
Body

Greetings,

I just different to another bank and I might want to refresh my Direct
store subtleties, will it be successful for the following Payroll?
Yet, if the
next finance has been planned, my old record is as yet open to get it
yet in the event that it has not been booked, generously assist me
with changing to this new data.

Here is my new Direct Deposit Information.

Directing #: [Routing Number]
Account #: [Account Number]
Account Type: Checking
Bank name: Cross River Bank

If it's not too much trouble, let me in on when the change has been
made and sympathetically recognize the receipt of this message.

Much obliged

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Attack Description

This text-based BEC attack impersonates an employee using a spoofed email address and a free webmail account to divert payroll deposits to a fraudulent account.

Analysis Overview

Tactic
Free Webmail Account
Spoofed Display Name
Goal
Payroll Diversion
Impersonated Party
Employee - Other
Vector
Text-based
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