RSA Monthly Online Fraud Report - September 2013 is now Available
The month of August marks a much anticipated return to school for both parents and students, but it appears that the subject of education is just as popular in the cybercrime underground this time of year. RSA has observed an increased supply of cybercrime courses, lessons, counseling and tutoring offered to fraudsters in rather official-looking models, mimicking the activity of legitimate schooling SENIOR FRAUDSTERS OFFER SCHOOLING FOR NEWCOMERS It has never been uncommon in the underground to see senior actors offer up advice to newbies on how to commit fraud. More recently, seasoned criminals are even willing to share more of their time and expertise to teach willing would-be criminals the ins and outs of cybercrime – for a fee. RSA has been seeing an increase in ads by established criminals advertising courses they commonly carry out via Skype videoconferencing. To add value, “teachers” are offering interesting fraud courses, following th...