US bank Wells Fargo recently fired more than a dozen employees for using mouse and keyboard movement simulation devices to make it appear they were working remotely.
While the telework becomes more and more common, some take advantage of this to set up a whole bunch of deceptions. Recently, the FBI warned of scammers offering fake remote job offers by tricking victims into making cryptocurrency payments. On the other hand, employees of Wells Fargo, an American bank, were caught using mouse movement simulation devices and keyboard, called “mouse jigglers”, to pretend their continuous activity on their computers.
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THE “ mouse jigglers » are devices available online at a low price. They are designed to prevent computers from going into sleep mode by simulating mouse cursor movements. Although Wells Fargo made the decision to fire its employees for deceptive behavior, details about how the fraud was discovered remain unclear.
These bank employees used motion simulators for their mouse
Laurie Knight, a spokesperson for Wells Fargo, said: “ Wells Fargo has high expectations of its employees and does not tolerate unethical behavior.. » Since the expansion of remote working during the pandemic, the company has implemented sophisticated monitoring tools which can track keystrokesTHE eye movements and even take screenshots and record website visits.
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They would be in total more than one dozen employees to be affected, and the BBC website has confirmed six cases of dismissal And a case of voluntary resignation linked to this matter. Most of them had been with Wells Fargo for less than five years, suggesting that they had surely been hired during the pandemic. The bank now requires most of its employees to come to the office at least three days a week, a policy in line with many large companies. The American bank then refused to comment further on this matter.
Source: BBC