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Ransomware Gang Behind Colonial Pipeline Hack Hatches Dastardly Recruiting Plan

GOOD HELP IS HARD TO FIND

The group set up a legit-looking website that promises new employees will get lunch breaks.

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The ransomware gang behind the Colonial Pipeline hack is growing so fast it needs to enlist new hackers—and has come up with a sneaky way to do it. According to The Wall Street Journal, Fin7 has set up a website for a legitimate-looking company, Bastion Secure, that is accepting applications for programmers, system administrators, and other tech workers—who may not realize they are working for a criminal enterprise. The bogus company promises a nine-hour workday, lunch breaks, and a monthly salary of up to $1,200—which is a living wage in the former Soviet countries where it appears to be concentrating its recruiting efforts.

Read it at The Wall Street Journal

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