--- title: "ITRC Finds Online Job Scams on the Rise" url: https://daily.dev/posts/itrc-finds-online-job-scams-on-the-rise-nrwv76x8h source_url: https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/itrc-finds-online-job-scams-on-the-rise/ type: article source: "Security Boulevard" published: 2024-03-06T13:28:23.289Z updated: 2024-05-09T09:28:05.588Z tags: ["security", "cyber", "career", "data-privacy", "phishing", "remote-work", "analytics-intelligence", "identity-theft"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # ITRC Finds Online Job Scams on the Rise **[Security Boulevard](https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reported a surge in online job scams targeting unsuspecting job seekers for their personal information. The number of victims assisted in 2023 increased from the previous year, with a significant spike in reported incidents in January 2024. Cybercriminals are utilizing tactics such as leveraging the trust of legitimate platforms, impersonating reputable recruiters, and utilizing phishing emails to extract sensitive information and commit identity crimes. Remote work has made job scams easier due to the increase in legitimate remote work opportunities. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#career](https://daily.dev/tags/career), [#data-privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/data-privacy), [#phishing](https://daily.dev/tags/phishing), [#remote-work](https://daily.dev/tags/remote-work), [#analytics-intelligence](https://daily.dev/tags/analytics-intelligence), [#identity-theft](https://daily.dev/tags/identity-theft) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/itrc-finds-online-job-scams-on-the-rise-nrwv76x8h)