FakeBat Scenario: Small Business Software Trap

Creative Solutions Studio: Digital marketing agency, 45 employees, serving local businesses

Social Engineering • FakeBat

STAKES

Client data + Business operations + Website security + Company reputation

HOOK

Creative Solutions is managing client campaigns when employees notice their browsers redirecting to unexpected websites and displaying persistent advertisements. Staff report installing 'critical software updates' for design tools, but these were sophisticated software masquerading attacks delivering multi-stage trojan payloads.

PRESSURE

Major client presentation Friday - browser compromise threatens business operations and client confidence

FRONT • 120 minutes • Intermediate

Creative Solutions Studio: Digital marketing agency, 45 employees, serving local businesses

Social Engineering • FakeBat

NPCs

• Business Owner Lisa Martinez: Managing agency operations with compromised design workstations affecting client services
• IT Coordinator Jake Thompson: Investigating unauthorized software installations and browser modifications
• Creative Director Sarah Chen: Reporting design software 'updates' and persistent browser advertising issues
• Client Relations Manager Mark Rodriguez: Assessing impact on client data security and service delivery

SECRETS

• Design staff received convincing fake software update notifications for Adobe Creative Suite and design tools
• Malicious software is masquerading as legitimate business applications while deploying secondary payloads
• Browser hijacking is creating persistent infection vectors and redirecting client research to malicious sites