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Attack Date: May 20, 2022
Executive Impersonation Payment Fraud BEC Attack
This text-based BEC attack impersonates an executive using a matching malicious domain username, a free webmail account, and a spoofed display name to request a fraudulent payment.
Email Content
Subject
Management Consultancy Services
Body
Hi [Recipient First Name],
Can you initiate a transfer that goes out today?
If you could expedite this, notify me when you are set to proceed so I can forward an attachment of the payment instructions.
Thanks,
[Executive First Name]