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'Cruel' Phishing Email Tricks Fairfax County Public School Teachers 'Cruel' Phishing Email Tricks Fairfax County Public School Teachers
'Cruel' Phishing Email Tricks Fairfax County Public School Teachers Outrage spread amongst the Fairfax County Public Schools community after a bogus email offering gift cards to teachers was sent as a phishing test on the last day of school, according to various news outlets. The email was apparently sent by the district's IT department, complete with the FCPS logo, as a way to test if teachers would fall for phishing emails, according to NBC Washington and the Washington Post. Those who clicked were brought to a cybersecurity page explaining phishing. David Walrod, president of the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers, said the IT department will routin…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maryland Men Convicted Of Running $13M Money Laundering Scheme In Virginia Maryland Men Convicted Of Running $13M Money Laundering Scheme In Virginia
Maryland Men Convicted Of Running $13M Money Laundering Scheme In Virginia Two Maryland men have been convicted after running a $13 million business email compromise scheme, authorities say. Onyewuchi Victor Ibeh, 33, of Mitchellville, and Jason Eugene Joyner, 42, of Hyattsville, participated in the scheme to launder proceeds by infiltrating computer systems of victim companies through phishing and malware attacks, according to the Department of Justice. Once the pair would gain access to the accounts, prosecutors said they would pose as the victim's business partner and claim the bank account information has changed so the victim business sends money to accounts …

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by Annie DeVoe