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Work, money and time – this is what the applicants paid for their naivety.
Cybersecurity company CloudSEK uncovered an international criminal network allegedly linked to China, during which fraudsters enrich themselves at the expense of the naivety of job seekers around the world. The scheme, dubbed "Webwyrm," has already affected more than 100,000 victims and 1,000 companies, causing potential losses of over $100 million.
Scammers mainly use WhatsApp and Telegram to communicate with potential victims, and specifically refer to job search and recruitment portals as a source of victims contacts. The scheme affected users in more than 50 countries, with the most targeted regions being the UK, Canada, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia and India. The researchers found evidence pointing to a possible link between the threats and China, and shared the information with the FBI and other international law enforcement agencies. Here is the scam sequence:
When trying to contact the person who originally contacted them on WhatsApp, the victims were threatened for not completing assigned tasks and warned that their account would be frozen if they did not deposit more money. Eventually, the victims are blocked from the website and all their money disappears.
Cybersecurity company CloudSEK uncovered an international criminal network allegedly linked to China, during which fraudsters enrich themselves at the expense of the naivety of job seekers around the world. The scheme, dubbed "Webwyrm," has already affected more than 100,000 victims and 1,000 companies, causing potential losses of over $100 million.
Scammers mainly use WhatsApp and Telegram to communicate with potential victims, and specifically refer to job search and recruitment portals as a source of victims contacts. The scheme affected users in more than 50 countries, with the most targeted regions being the UK, Canada, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia and India. The researchers found evidence pointing to a possible link between the threats and China, and shared the information with the FBI and other international law enforcement agencies. Here is the scam sequence:
- Victims receive messages with a job offer with a weekly salary. The message states that the salary consists of a salary and rewards that candidates can earn by completing 80-120 tasks daily.
- Victims are encouraged to deposit money into certain cryptocurrencies, such as KuCoin or Shakepay. At the same time, scammers promise that the platform will return the money back along with the commission after completing the task.
- After accepting the offer, victims are directed to the site of the organization that the scammers imitate. Researchers have identified more than 6,000 fake websites.
- Victims are informed that they can perform "combo tasks" that provide more income than regular tasks. However, to complete each new combo task, victims need to deposit twice as much money as the last time.
- All combo tasks must be completed in a row, and no money can be withdrawn from the account until all of them are completed. And here's the catch. After a few days, the victims are trapped and can't finish the series. Trying to complete all the tasks to get their money back, victims lose all their funds.
When trying to contact the person who originally contacted them on WhatsApp, the victims were threatened for not completing assigned tasks and warned that their account would be frozen if they did not deposit more money. Eventually, the victims are blocked from the website and all their money disappears.
