A scammer sends an email that appears to come from an existing employee. They request a change to the employee’s direct deposit information. This tricks the company into depositing the employee’s paycheque into a fraudulent account. What did you find interesting and disturbing in this incident?

Theft of computer data is a huge issue. Many times, employees have information on their computers that needs to be kept absolutely secure. A savvy thief will know that this sort of information could be sold.

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Payroll Spoof:

A scammer sends an email that appears to come from an existing employee. They request a change to the employee’s direct deposit information. This tricks the company into depositing the employee’s paycheque into a fraudulent account.
What did you find interesting and disturbing in this incident?