Scammers impersonated Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt. They sent an email asking for a price quote for 20 touchscreen laptops and 200 hard drives. Abnormal Security says the purpose of the email was to trick the supplier into delivering the stolen goods to an address selected by the scammers. The attackers were careful to cover their tracks and used a VPN service to hide their location and true IP address when sending the spoofed email. They say the attackers’ goal is to retrieve merchandise, and later profit from the resale of stolen goods.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/texas-businesses-targeted-in-department-of-state-health-rfq-phishing/