Cyber Security News

PROTECTED DX Promotion
No.2 2 関係者外秘 Department
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December, 2 0 2 1 Information Security section

Watch out for Cyberattacks

during popular global events！
Cyberattacks increase during worldwide events. A popular
cyber virus called "Emotet," which caused enormous damage
in 2020, has resurfaced requiring increased vigilance to
prevent an incident.
Case study: Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2021.
✓ Over 6,000 phishing emails received by the Organizing Committee
✓ 450 million unauthorized accesses
Toyota Group and Aisin
✓ Fake live streaming sites
Group also observed three
（Use by tampering with the regular HP ） times as many
✓ More than 3,000 similar domains, etc. cyberattacks as usual

In 2021 In 2022
June September December January March May July
★ ★ ★ ★
Tokyo Olympics End of year Beijing Winter Soccer World
Holidays. Olympics Cup
★Increased
ransomware ★Emotet's
I have a hunch that
damage Re-Attack something is about to
happen. meow~

Action Points
• Watch for phishing emails, fake website links, etc.
impersonating event sponsors, etc.!
• Beware of the trick of pretending to reply to a regular
email!（Emotet virus）
Global events present opportunities for cyber criminals to
extort money.
Please increase your vigilance while perusing event content.

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 ＜Citation source＞
Example for Emotet attack email Information Technology Promotion Agency, IPA

①There is a pattern that exploits email exchanged between business

partners and attacks using content pretending to be the sender.（Also be
careful with emails from people you know）
An attacker may impersonate your trading
partner. Look closely formistakes.

差出人： abc.co.jp <abc.co.jp@.advics.co.jp>

件名： RE:●●について May have altered the subject line of

7544084・・・ the email you sent
216KB Bewary of attachments

Hello,
I‘mMike. Theattacker may add sentences
We will contact you as soon as possible.

Kaushal Singh
Asst. General Manager, Thename and email address of your business partner
Advicsxx maybe written in aform like asignature
E-mail:abxx@xx.com
From:ken Ito
Send: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 5:38 PM
Thecontent of the email you sent
maynot havechanged.
I am always very grateful for your help.
You will be contacted with a formal quote at a later date.

②A fake screen appears when

you open an attachment
Microsoft and Office logos, etc.
listed on fakescreen

③If clicked 「Enablecontent 」, virus activated. Don’t Click！

1. Be aware that there are attacks posing as reply emails

2. Make sure GA-EDR (Falcon) is installed to help defend
against malicious content that has been activated.

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