Executive Impersonation Phishing Campaign Alert

There are reports of a widespread business email compromise (BEC) phishing campaign across multiple industries which involves impersonation of a senior executive and targets other senior executives within an organization. The spoofed email states that a planned board meeting needs to be rescheduled and requests participation in a Doodle poll to identify a new date for the meeting. The poll requests entry of personal information via an Office 365 credential theft site. Additional known facts include:

  • The subject line of these emails has consistently appeared as: New Message: [Company Name] February in-person Board Mtg scheduling (2/24/19 update)
  • The Doodle poll links to an Office 365 credential theft site, with a primary domain ending in web.core.windows.net.

The following is a sample of the phishing message:

screenshot of sample phsihing message with text "You have a new message: Please review new dates for availability - we have expanded the choices." Below the text is a "Participate now" button.

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On mobile devices, the phishing message may appear as follows:

Screenshot showing phishing message above on a mobile device. Appears from "Note to self" to "You".

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