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Compromised university email accounts used in job scam fraud

Original: (proofpoint.com) Compromised University Accounts Exploited in Multi-Stage Job Scam and Advanced Fee Fraud Campaigns In b

Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint reports that attackers are hijacking .edu email accounts belonging to U.S. universities and using them to run multi-stage fraud schemes. The campaigns combine fake job offers with advance-fee fraud, exploiting the trust associated with legitimate university email addresses. Security researchers warn recipients to be cautious with unsolicited job-related messages, even those sent from seemingly authentic .edu accounts.

Why now: New research highlights an active fraud campaign abusing trusted university email accounts, raising concerns among security professionals.

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• (proofpoint.com) Compromised University Accounts Exploited in Multi-Stage Job Scam and Advanced Fee Fraud Campaigns In brief - This article describes a multi-stage fraud campaign targeting U.S. universities where threat actors use compromised .edu email accounts to distribute… · orlysec@swecyb.com · 2

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