In the next of our community webinar series we are delighted to be joined by Ford Merrill, Senior Director Cyber Intelligence Services at CSIS Security Group for a deep dive into a Massive Chinese Package Redelivery Smishing Syndicate.

Have you ever received a phishing SMS or mail to have a package redelivered?

If so, you’ve likely been an intended victim of this group.

Gain a deeper understanding of how the scam works (which is more complex than most people realize) by diving into the workings of this 3,000+ member Chinese-language smishing group involved in global targeting of victims by way of impersonating logistics providers, governments, ecommerce sites, and large institutions.

Their activity, most visible from early-2023 represents the largest ongoing package redelivery phishing campaign we’ve ever observed. This presentation will cover the actor, campaigns, victims, cash out mechanisms, technical aspects of the kits, and more. Intended for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Following this discussion we will be opening up for questions from our audience.

About our speaker

Ford Merrill, Senior Director Cyber Intelligence Services - CSIS

With a foundational career spanning over a decade as a Senior Architect securing Linux and BSD systems within datacenter and hosting environments, Ford contributed notably to the defense of the American Financial sector during 'Operation Ababil' between 2012-2013. His efforts in disseminating live attack data and insights greatly benefited the security community and culminated in a pivotal presentation at ISOI 11 in Burbank.

In 2014, Ford embraced a move from Texas to pursue a dedicated cybersecurity research role at CSIS Security Group in Copenhagen, Denmark, continuing deeper research into DDoS actors, malware, brand infringement, phishing, and conducting incident response activities. Notably, Ford was the principal developer behind the technology stack that powers the CSIS Anti-Phishing service, phishdb. In addition, he has also presented at CCCC on DDoS Botnets such as Mirai.

Now in upper management, Ford oversees Cyber Intelligence Services at CSIS, where he is leading a comprehensive portfolio realignment focused on evolving the group's offering. He is an experienced public speaker, regularly presenting on areas of expertise to various audience profiles. With a profound understanding of cybercrime's changing dynamics, Ford stands out as a strategic thought leader, ready to share his unique insights.

This event is powered by CSIS, The leader in actionable, intelligence-driven detection and response services.

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