Cripto Exchange Deribit warns of job fraud using false recruits profiles

CRIPTO Exchange Options Deribit issued a fraud warning, warning against false recruits using LinkedIn to target job seekers.
Criptocurrenci Stock Exchange Deribit He raised concerns about the growing fraud in which fraudsters represent recruiters to deceive jobseurs, especially targeting developers and higher professionals in the crypto industry.
In a x the post 19. Marta, the Security Council in Deribit Informatics Anthony Sveenei discovered that the company saw “overvoltage from frauds representing as recruited who claim to work for deribit.” He noted that such scam tactics often appear in CRIPTO before elsewhere.
⚠️ Scam Alert from Anthony Sweeney, CISO at Deribit
In recent weeks, we’ve noticed a surge in scammers posing as recruiters claiming to work for Deribit (and likely other well-known firms soon). The crypto industry often pioneers the latest fraud tactics, and this scam is no… pic.twitter.com/BHxGxhn2nS
— Deribit (@DeribitOfficial) March 19, 2025
According to deribit, fraudsters create false LinkedIn Profile, pretending that scouts of talent for the company are. They set ads for highly paid jobs and are attached to private candidates. Once contacting, they use different tactics to steal from victims.
Deribit describes several tactics used in fraud, including candidate requirements to complete the “internet assessment” that installs malware. In other cases, fraudsters offer fake jobs with “exclusive pre-engagements” like discounted companies, just to steal the victim’s money.
Some even agree on meetings on the alleged signing of the contract, inducing candidates that “bring your work at work”, a step that could indicate an attempt to access sensitive data to the company’s sensitive data.
The stock market advised jobseurs to remain careful, suggesting to check recruiting profiles and checking jobs via official channels of the company. In January, the global exchange rate insurance provider identified PHIHING KAMEN PHIHING TRY HIS Emails for recruiting to distribute malware monero ore software.
The solid company based on Austin, explained that fraud uses a fake job offering people to download an application that sets the application that installs XMRIG Mail. Crowdricke says Phishing e-mails do not represent the employment process, to be victims that would be on a false website. There is requested to download “CRM application application”, which is actually a cryptominer downloader.
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2025-03-19 12:44:00