Payment Fraud

Employee - Executive

625da9fddd8a9c33f259c4af Request 20220418

Spoofed Display Name

Cryptocurrency

Business Email Compromise

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Can I have a quick moment with you. I need a quick favor, I’m currently into the world of NFTs and I need to fund my ETH crypto account with $12k‍0x814300a488440d5c283eC16eDF8DB5288ABab6D3      ‍I will reimburse you later on . ‍Thanks‍Regards ‍[Executive Name]‍CEO

Fake Payment Receipt ZIP Attachment Malware Attack

Executive Impersonation Payroll Diversion BEC Attack

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This text-based BEC attack impersonates an executive using display name spoofing and a cryptocurrency theme to request a fraudulent payment.

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