Scammers are targeting job seekers with a phishing campaign that installs a cryptominer onto victims’ devices. Victims receive a fraudulent email from fake recruiters suggesting they schedule a job interview. However, the supplied link redirects to a malicious website, causing a download of a ‘CRM application’, which is actually a Windows executable written in Rust. On execution, it downloads the XMRig cryptominer, hijacking the computer’s resources affecting performance, and potentially causing hardware damage.

The NHS needs to tighten its third-party supplier cybersecurity
The NHS should proactively fortify cybersecurity within its third-party software suppliers following recent damaging ransomware attacks, says Jonathan Lee from Trend Micro. He suggests implementing