How a simple misspelling cost an Ohio city $722,000 in a cyberheist
I hope everyone is well this holiday season. Unfortunately, cyber criminals continue to remain busy throughout this time of year. Below is recent example of a payment redirection scam perpetrated on an Ohio city. Full article at the link below. Attached is a recent Ebroadcast with links to cyber loss control resources. We wish you all the best for the remainder of this holiday season and a Happy and Safe New Year. Stay safe. The electronic payment was routed to a bank account in Louisville, Kentucky, through a fraudulent email where "construction" in the domain name had a slight misspelling, with the second "c" and "u" swapped, and the username matched that of an employee whose name can be found on the firm's LinkedIn page. Using this email, the City authorized a $721,976.26 payment. How a simple misspelling cost an Ohio city $722,000 in a cyberheist | NBC4 WCMH-TV<https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/athens/how-a-simple-misspelling-cost-a...> Frank Hatfield CORSA Assistant Director fhatfield@ccao.org<mailto:fhatfield@ccao.org> 614-560-1474 614-220-0209 Fax www.corsa.org<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.corsa.org/__;!!Op5JcThCjWm-UA!zzz1QnDE...> " The leader in providing Ohio Counties with exceptional value, service, and protection of assets." CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message (including any attachments) is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this message and all attachments.
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