Brian Dowling reports: A cyber scammer stole nearly $94,000 in public funds from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center last year, with news of the theft-by-email taking 8 months to reach the quasi-public agency’s board of directors, according to a state audit. A review by State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump found the clean energy agency “unwittingly…
Category: Phishing
74 Arrested in Coordinated International Enforcement Operation Targeting Hundreds of Individuals in Business Email Compromise Schemes
74 Arrested in Coordinated International Enforcement Operation “Wire Wire,” Targeting Hundreds of Individuals in Business Email Compromise Schemes 42 Alleged Fraudsters Arrested in the United States Federal authorities announced today a significant coordinated effort to disrupt Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes that are designed to intercept and hijack wire transfers from businesses and individuals, including…
Phoenix Terros Health Notifies 1,600 Patients of Phishing Attack
Bridget Dowd reports: Terros Health reported a major data breach Friday, affecting about 1,600 patients. The Phoenix-based integrated care company helps patients with mental illness and addiction. The organization was notified in April that an unauthorized third party had gained access to an email account through a phishing scam. Karen Hoffman Tepper, chief operating officer, said…
MI: Phishing scam costs Shiawassee County $50,000
Tim Rath reports: The Shiawassee County financial administrator resigned this week after being caught in a phishing scam and mistakenly wiring $50,000 to an overseas bank account. Patricia Fitnich, who had been on the job about two years, thought she was replying to a message from Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jeff Bartz about…
Ca: Sooke School District warns parents of privacy breach
BC Local News reports: The Sooke School District is warning parents about a privacy invasion after an employee’s email was hacked. “It has been discovered that the email account of a staff member was compromised by someone outside of the district and used to email out a spam informational link to other staff. Approximately 15…
Afghan diplomats in Pakistan targeted by ‘state-backed hackers’
Secunder Kermani reports: Afghan diplomats in Pakistan have been warned they are believed to be victims of “government-backed” digital attacks trying to steal their email passwords. Afghan embassy sources told the BBC two staff members and a generic account received alerts from Google this month. Last week Amnesty International detailed attempts to install malware on…