European cyber criminals have used sophisticated malware that infected computers at the Catholic Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa, last week. They accessed the Church’s online bank accounts, and wired out $600,000 to money mules, who then sent the money out of the country.

Money mules were recruited by fake online job advertisements. They were told that the money was going to be payouts to some of the settlements in the sex crimes cases against the Church.

Read more about it at Brian Kreb’s security site.