Secure World reported:
According to research and analysis by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, employment scams have escalated, targeting university students in North America.
These phishing emails, skillfully crafted to deceive recipients, contained job interview requests for remote data entry positions.
In the next stage, the recipients were invited to join video or chat interviews on a third-party platform, allegedly for additional information and to prepare them for the role.
Proofpoint's analysis indicated that the threat actors likely followed an advanced fee fraud scheme... Once the unsuspecting job seeker pays the fee, the threat actor would collect the money and vanish, leaving the victim defrauded and jobless.
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