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Attack Date: June 27, 2022
Executive Impersonation Payroll Diversion BEC Attack
This text-based BEC attack impersonates an executive using a spoofed email address, a matching malicious domain username, and a maliciously registered domain to divert payroll deposits to a fraudulent account.
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Subject
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Dear [Recipient First Name],
Sending this as regards an update on my Bank details and would like to request that my Paycheck information be changed from it's current profile to the new account details. Can the change be effective for the current pay date?
Yours sincerely
[Executive Name]