TTPwire Vol. 1 · MITRE ATT&CK·Tagged

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F5 Labs

The Email that Could Steal Your Life Savings and Leave You Homeless

2018-02-08 · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

4 predictions
T1566.002Spearphishing Link
93%
"used one of many questionable online email services — in their case, one run by a group of hackers in germany — to impersonate all parties involved and make the emails untraceable. scammers often make their emails more convincing by either phishing the intended victim first, or a…"
T1586.002Email Accounts
35%
"numbers, and signature blocks were correct. of course, as it turned out, the messages were all fake. ” how scammers are succeeding to pull off this type of scam successfully, scammers first need all the right information about a pending real estate sale. they often get it by brea…"
T1566.002Spearphishing Link
33%
"game ” and use social engineering to customizing messages for specific victims. - never click on embedded links. - open attachments only when they are requested or expected. - beware of email messages that include statements of urgency, content that seems out of character for the…"
T1589.001Credentials
33%
"numbers, and signature blocks were correct. of course, as it turned out, the messages were all fake. ” how scammers are succeeding to pull off this type of scam successfully, scammers first need all the right information about a pending real estate sale. they often get it by brea…"

Summary

Real estate scams are big business for attackers. Be on the lookout for this one, which can leave home buyers destitute if not caught in time.