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bestdata

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bestdata is a threat actor name associated with the claimed sale of a 1.2 million record dataset described as French FICOBA banking leads. The available content states that the actor advertised the dataset on the open web and directed sales inquiries to a Telegram handle. The claimed victim set is the French banking sector and FICOBA, France’s national registry of bank accounts maintained by the French tax authority. The listing asserted that records from more than 15 financial institutions in France were represented, including BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, Credit Lyonnais (LCL), Credit Agricole, Caisse d'Epargne, Credit Mutuel, CIC, Banque Populaire, AXA Banque, Boursorama, Revolut, Monabanq, Carrefour Banque, HSBC, Allianz Banque, BRED, and BforBank. According to the listing, the data included full identities, dates and places of birth, French social security numbers, tax identifiers (SPI), IBANs, BIC/SWIFT codes, bank and branch details, account information, phone numbers, email addresses, addresses, relatives’ names and birthdates, and possible password fields. The content maps the activity to MITRE ATT&CK techniques T1589.001, T1213, T1657, and T1567. No additional aliases or sub-groups are provided in the content.

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OPERATIONAL PROFILE

Targeting

Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.

Who they target

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  • Banks
  • Financial Services

Where they target

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  • 🇫🇷 France
MITRE ATT&CK

Tradecraft

4 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.

4 of 15 tactics5 techniques×N= number of intelligence reports citing this technique
MITRE ATT&CK
TA0043
Reconnaissance
1 technique
T1589
Gather Victim Identity Information
T1589.001
Credentials
TA0009
Collection
1 technique
T1213
Data from Information Repositories
TA0010
Exfiltration
1 technique
T1567
Exfiltration Over Web Service
TA0040
Impact
1 technique
T1657
Financial Theft
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