Employment Scam

Interesting story of an old-school remote-deposit capture fraud scam, wrapped up in a fake employment scam. Slashdot thread...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID17539: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on August 23, 2015

Medium Alert ID: 40641 First Published: 2015 August 24 14:32 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID17539 may contain the following files: Name |...

UK Police Warn Job Seekers to Avoid Being Money Mules

The Serious Organised Crime Agency Soca says websites are currently being used to recruit “money mules”. The “mules” are ordinary people who send and receive payments through their bank accounts to facilitate business. But in reality, the cash has been laundered from crime, leaving unwitting mule...