Security · 1h ago
Developer Recruited by Sanctioned Russian Hosting Firm Aeza
A cloud engineer received a suspicious recruitment email from Aeza Group, a Russian hosting company sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for providing bulletproof hosting to criminal groups. The PDF pitch offered a 40% affiliate commission for referring customers. The engineer discovered the company's sanctioned status by cross-referencing the OFAC list.
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The story highlights how sanctioned entities actively recruit tech professionals via automated campaigns, underscoring the need for due diligence in unsolicited job offers.
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