Phishing Campaign Impersonates Economic Security Bureau Targeting Businesses

• •Fraudsters impersonate the Bureau of Economic Security in a phishing campaign.
• •Affected organizations are requested to provide sensitive documents under false pretenses.
• •The BEB has confirmed it does not send such requests and is working with law enforcement.

A phishing campaign has been reported where fraudsters impersonate the Bureau of Economic Security (BEB) to solicit sensitive documents from businesses. The BEB confirmed that these emails, sent from unofficial domains, request constituent, financial, and tax documents under the pretense of a documentary audit. Recipients are warned to open attachments, which may contain malware. The campaign has affected various organizations, including the Cherkasy-based news outlet 18000, which received a fraudulent email demanding documents and threatening financial activity suspension. The BEB has clarified that it does not request such information via email and has contacted law enforcement to address the situation. This incident follows a trend of scammers using government agency names to lend credibility to their phishing attempts. The BEB advises recipients to report such emails to the cyber police and refrain from engaging with the content.