Supermarket scammed by hacker employees

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 3, 2006

Supermarket sweep.

In a plot mirroring the Mike Judge comedy Office Space, a team of supermarket employees in Manama created trojan software to tweak company databases and steal cash, according to Bahrain sources. While two confederates are being held, Interpol is apparently assisting in the search for the original mastermind behind the scheme.

Read more from the Gulf Daily News.

Posted on 02 August 2006 by Virus Bulletin

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