National Cyber-Forensics & Training Alliance

Tax Refund Spam

ncftaadmin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:52:25 +0000

Individuals should be vigilant of emails concerning tax refunds. Fraudsters consistently send spam appearing to be from the IRS and financial institutions containing a link to a phishing website and/or malware typically during tax season in the US. Fraudsters then attempt to either socially engineer potential victims and/or infect their computers in order to gain personally identifiable information, which can be used to commit various fraud schemes.

If you believe you have received such spam or fell victim to such a scam, please contact the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at www.ic3.gov.

ncftaadmin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:09:02 +0000

Organized Romanian Criminal Groups Targeted by DOJ and Romanian Law Enforcement

Email Compromise and Wire Fraud

ncftaadmin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:56:46 +0000

The NCFTA, along with its law enforcement and industry partners, has observed that cyber criminals are gaining access to compromised email accounts and leveraging the relationship between the email account holder and their financial advisor to request unauthorized wire transfers. The criminals either use the existing email address or slightly change the email address by adding or supplementing a letter or number. The criminals then typically attempt to socially engineer the advisor through stories of hardship or loss in order to justify the wire transfer.

Once the criminals have verified the amount in the account, they request that funds be sent to bank accounts in the US, Australia, and Malaysia. Some of the funds sent to US and Australian accounts have ultimately been sent to Malaysian accounts. Some of the money mules were recruited by romance scams on dating websites. Banks, brokerage firms, and credit unions of all sizes have been affected by this scam.

Please see http://www.ic3.gov/media/2012/EmailFraudWireTransferAlert.pdf for additional information on this scam and guidance on how to report such incidents to law enforcement.

ncftaadmin — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:25:39 +0000

Hackers Hit Church’s Collection Plate

ncftaadmin — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:18:20 +0000

Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Efforts

NCFTA Job Postings

ncftaadmin — Mon, 02 May 2011 13:45:00 +0000

There are no job opportunities available at this time. Please check back later.

ncftaadmin — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:48:41 +0000

Cybersecurity: Responding to the Threat of Cyber Crime and Terrorism

ncftaadmin — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:48:41 +0000

Search Warrants Executed in the United States as Part of Ongoing Cyber Investigation

ncftaadmin — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:21:10 +0000

Agencies Issue Final Rules on Identity Theft Red Flags and Notices of Address Discrepancy

NCFTA Student Internship

ncftaadmin — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:58:40 +0000

During a 12 week, unpaid internship, the student will have the opportunity to work on various initiative based teams that work on Brand Identity Fraud, Credit Card Fraud, Pharmaceutical Fraud, Investment/Securities Fraud, Phishing, and/or Malicious Software. Generally, duties could involve assisting in analysis and reporting of data collected from a variety of sources to produce open source intelligence reports, incident briefs on various cyber-criminal activities, and threat assessments on organized cyber-criminal groups.

Required tasks include:

Researching various aspects of law enforcement-based cases and criminal behavior [e.g., predictive analysis, crime trends, forecasting, and early warnings]
Analytical thinking and presentation, strategic thinking, and analytical methodologies
Assisting in the development of comprehensive training exercises and scenarios
Developing and extending resource materials for the NCFTA in topics such as human sources, NCFTA proprietary sources of information, foreign language resources, and international and domestic terrorism or counter terrorism.

Some duties within the NCFTA are more technical in nature, and as such, applicants with a sound, technical background are highly desired but not required. These duties may include writing scripts to automate processes (e.g. PERL, shell scripts), creating small applications that help other analysts conduct intelligence assessments, reviewing and analyzing malicious code (e.g. C, C++, Delphi, VB.NET, Assembly, Java), and creating databases (MySQL, MS SQLServer, PostGreSQL). Students with knowledge of IRC, Mac OS X, or P2P may have an opportunity to work on special projects.

Note: Applicants should be aware that subject matter involved might be graphic in nature.

Student Qualifications:

Study in one of the following areas: International Studies, Computer Science, Information Security, Criminal Justice, Business, or a related field. Other majors are considered on a case by case basis.
Minimum GPA of 3.0
Arabic, Turkish, Russian, and Eastern European language skills desirable
Extensive experience with computers and networking highly preferred, but not required
Proficiency in Microsoft Office required
Proficient writing skills and analytical abilities necessary
Student must be a US citizen and be able to provide his/her own transportation

Hours:

The office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday. Student Analysts will be expected to work a set number of hours during this time period. The position is a minimum of 12 weeks, with extended contract opportunities available.

Locations:

Internships are available in both Pittsburgh, PA and Fairmont, WV.

Sessions:

Internships are available during the following sessions:
*Note application deadlines in parentheses beside the session dates

Spring Session: February 1 – April 30 (Deadline: January 1)
Summer Session: June 1 – August 31 (Deadline: May 1)
Fall Session: October 1 – December 31 (Deadline: September 1)

Submitting Resumes:

Resumes should be directed to: recruiting@ncfta.net.

*PLEASE NOTE: Final selections will be contingent on a successful background check.