Mar 10 / Admin

New Scam Alert: BEC Via Govern Agency Impersonation

Bleeping Computer reported: 
 
A gang of hackers specialized in business email compromise (BEC) attacks and tracked as TA4903 has been impersonating various U.S. government entities to lure targets into opening malicious files carrying links to fake bidding processes.

According to Proofpoint, whose analysts have been tracking the campaign, the threat actors impersonate the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Recipients scanning the QR codes are redirected to phishing sites crafted to resemble the official portals from the impersonated U.S. government agencies.

Find the original article here.

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