Re:Hacker Nearly Stole $8M from Aussie Hedge Fund Using a Fa...
by jt2190 on Monday November 23, 2020 @08:22AM
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> [I]nvestigators have pinpointed a fake Zoom invite opened by one of the fund's cofounders...
By doing so, the hacker was able to install a malicious software program that gave them access to the fund's email system which they used to send off fake invoices [to the fund’s trustees and administrator for the amount of approximately AUD 8 700 000, of which AUD 88 000 was paid.]
Edit: Note that there was a lapse of diligence on the payer’s side as well.
By doing so, the hacker was able to install a malicious software program that gave them access to the fund's email system which they used to send off fake invoices [to the fund’s trustees and administrator for the amount of approximately AUD 8 700 000, of which AUD 88 000 was paid.]
Edit: Note that there was a lapse of diligence on the payer’s side as well.