Press Release
For Immediate Release
November 3, 2009

Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691


Fraudulent Automated Clearing House (ACH) Transfers Connected to Malware and Work-at-Home Scams

As part of a continuing effort to identify the latest cyber crime trends and warn the public, the FBI today released the following information:

Within the last several months, the FBI has seen a significant increase in fraud involving the exploitation of valid online banking credentials belonging to small and medium businesses, municipal governments, and school districts. In a typical scenario, the targeted entity receives a “spear phishingâ€