Cyber criminals convicted of stealing more than £1 million using Fake job ads Asylum rwxr-xr-x 0 9:09 PM

Filename	Cyber criminals convicted of stealing more than £1 million using Fake job ads
Permission	rw-r--r--
Author	Asylum
Date and Time	9:09 PM
Label
Action

Organized criminal network of five men and one woman have been convicted for stealing more than £1million from job hunters using fake job advertisements.



The members of the criminal are Adjibola Akinlabi (aged 26), Damilare Oduwole (26), Michael Awosile (27), Nadine Windley (26) and Temitope Araoye (29) and a malware writer "Tyrone Ellis (27)".



The evidence gathered by authorities including phone and online chat records shows that they made more than £300,000 from their fraud scheme. However, the officers believe it could be much higher , possibly more than £1million ($1.6m).



According to the National Crime Agency report, the fraudsters targeted innocent job hunters with fake job ads. Those who responded to the ads were sent a link via email asking them to complete an application form. Once the user clicks the link , it inadvertently install malware in victim's system.



The malware is capable of recording keystrokes and capturing victim's financial and personal data.



The compromised information is used by the fraudsters to get a new credit and debit cards, pin numbers.



The crooks will remain in custody and expected to be sentenced on Thursday 14 November.

via E Hacking News [ EHN ] - Latest IT Security News | Hacker News Cyber criminals convicted of stealing more than £1 million using Fake job ads http://www.ehackingnews.com/2013/11/cybercriminals-convicted-fake-job-ads.html