Portland Public Schools Recovers $2.9 Million Lost in BEC Scam

Sergiu Gatlan reports:

Oregon urban school district Portland Public Schools is on track to recover roughly $2.9 million wired by district employees to a BEC scammer, after discovering the fraudulent transactions before the money left the fraudster’s accounts.

Portland Public Schools is a PK-12 urban school district in Portland, Oregon, with over 49,000 students enrolled in 81 schools, and one of the largest ones in the Pacific Northwest.