Threat Analysis Stories: Catching Impersonation Attacks that Defraud HR Departments

A threat actor attempted to defraud a company’s HR department with an impersonation attack, crafting a believable malicious email to the payroll team based on posts a former employee shared on social media. Darktrace identified this impersonation attack using Self-Learning AI for anomaly detection, therefore stopping the attack before the threat actor defrauded the company.

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Threat Analysis Stories: Catching Impersonation Attacks that Defraud HR Departments

Threat Analysis Stories: Catching Impersonation Attacks that Defraud HR Departments

A threat actor attempted to defraud a company’s HR department with an impersonation attack, crafting a believable malicious email to the payroll team based on posts a former employee shared on social media. Darktrace identified this impersonation attack using Self-Learning AI for anomaly detection, therefore stopping the attack before the threat actor defrauded the company.

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