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Don't Fall For It: Fraudsters Are Promising Paychecks, Gigs To Steal Info, Money
They promise dream jobs, fat paychecks, and easy work-from-home gigs. But instead of landing a position, job seekers are getting played.
Recruitment scams are surging as fraudsters use increasingly sophisticated tactics to steal money and personal information from people hunting for work, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), job site FlexJobs and reporting from CBS News.
The schemes vary, but the red flags are consistent: unverified recruiters reaching out on WhatsApp or Gmail, upfront requests for money, and vague but lucrative job offers requiring little to no experience.
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Beware Of New Data Stealing Scheme, Feds Warn
A dangerous ransomware program has taken data from hundreds of victims hostage—and more could be at risk, according to a warning from multiple federal agencies.
Medusa, a ransomware-as-a-service variant, has been used in attacks on critical infrastructure sectors, impacting more than 300 known victims, according to a joint cybersecurity advisory from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the FBI, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC).
The ransomware, which first emerged in 2021, uses common attack methods such as phishing emails and exp…
