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Attack Details
Attack Date:
Mar 21, 2022
Executive Impersonation New Vendor Payment Fraud BEC Attack
Initial Email Content
Subject
Consultancy fee
Body
We hired a private consultant and we would like to do a one time payment to him. Could you please confirm if an international wire payment can be processed to the consultant today? Let me know if this is possible so i can give details.
Regards,
[Impersonated Executive First Name]
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Attack Description
This text-based BEC attack impersonates an executive using display name spoofing, a free webmail account, and a new vendor theme to request a fraudulent payment.
Analysis Overview
Tactic
Spoofed Display Name
Free Webmail Account
Goal
Payment Fraud
Impersonated Party
Employee - Executive
Vector
Text-based
Theme
New Vendor
Language