Security News > 2022 > February > An Elaborate Employment Con in the Internet Age

Gemma Brett, a 27-year-old designer from west London, had only been working at Madbird for two weeks when she spotted something strange.

The result looked nothing like the videos on Madbird's website of a sleek workspace buzzing with creative-types.

Using online reverse image searches they dug deeper.

At least six of the most senior employees profiled by Madbird were fake.

Their identities stitched together using photos stolen from random corners of the internet and made-up names.

They included Madbird's co-founder, Dave Stanfield - despite him having a LinkedIn profile and Ali referring to him constantly.

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