Catholic Diocese Loses $600K to Online Thieves

Author: Donald Sears
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Organized cyber thieves stole more than $600,000 from the Catholic Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa
earlier this month with the help of
dozens of unwitting co-conspirators hired through work-at-home job
scams, at least one of whom was told the money was being distributed to
victims of the Catholic Church sex abuse scandals. Read the full article. [KrebsonSecurity]

Organized cyber thieves stole more than $600,000 from the Catholic Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa
earlier this month with the help of
dozens of unwitting co-conspirators hired through work-at-home job
scams, at least one of whom was told the money was being distributed to
victims of the Catholic Church sex abuse scandals. Read the full article. [KrebsonSecurity]

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