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Hackers Respond To Help Wanted Ads With Malware
itwbennett writes "The FBI issued a warning Wednesday about a new twist on a long-running computer fraud technique, known as Automated Clearing House fraud. With ACH fraud, criminals install malware on a small business' computer and use it to log into the company's online bank account. In this latest twist on the scam, the criminals are apparently looking for companies that are hiring online and then sending malicious software programs that are doctored to look like job applications. One unnamed company recently lost $150,000 in this way, according to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center. 'The malware was embedded in an e-mail response to a job posting the business placed on an employment website,' the FBI said in a press release. The malware, a variant of the Bredolab Trojan, 'allowed the attacker to obtain the online banking credentials of the person who was authorized to conduct financial transactions within the company.'"
Is it really that hard? And if you don't know what .jpeg or .pdf or .virus is you should not be using a computer.
If you don't know what a turn signal is they don't even let you take the test to get your drivers licence. hint hint When someone has a sensitive computer type job they should at least be competent to operate the machine. Any other job requires you to be able to competently operate your machine (or OSHA starts sticking their nose around writing tickets) why should not the guy operating the machine that handles other peoples (his boss) money have to prove their competency.
I need all my applicable tickets/certification/first aid to do my job and I have to keep them up to date or I lose my job.