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silicon valley company Ubiquiti falls prey to the nigerian email scam for $47 million -- (link)

Posted by jangles (aka chris) Aug 8 '15, 11:24

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basically (www.nbcnews.com)

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We've been targeted for this type of scam. There's probably more large companies that get hit by them than admit it. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 8, 11:34 6
- so companies will need a new mail room, where security scans each attachment before going to the recipient... - zeitgeist Aug 8, 12:25
- Is it as simple as "hey, pay is that invoice you owe us, you know, that one" or is it more sophisticated? -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 11:39 2
  - More sophisticated. They try to figure out who in the organization would order international wires and make a request that looks like it's from them. - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 8, 11:43 1
    - **wistfully remembering the days when I would get 'invoices' for office supplies or business directory ads, how brazzen taht was -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 8, 12:30
- (we didn't fall for it, I should point that out) -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 8, 11:37 1
  - It sounded totally legit, bro -- nm - Ubiquiti Aug 8, 11:39
On an unrelated note, I like the top banner about the "Red State Annual Gathering of Conservatives" - Reagen Aug 8, 11:27 1
- With special guest Tila Tequila -- nm - Rollo Aug 8, 11:57
CEO Robert Pera also owns the Memphis Grizzlies -- nm - jangles Aug 8, 11:25

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