According to sources, City of Fresno (a Government organization in California) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2022-03-10.
Source 1 | 2022-03-10
“• “The city of Fresno lost about $400,000 in 2020 after falling victim to an electronic phishing scam, and former Mayor Lee Brand’s administration failed to disclose the loss to the Fresno City Council and taxpayers…” • “The electronic fraud was disguised as an invoice from a subcontractor working on the construction of the new southeast Fresno police station, Councilmember Miguel Arias told The Bee. The invoice included the subcontractor’s letterhead, and only the account numbers were different. A city staffer completed an electronic money transfer, not knowing the invoice was a fake, he said.” • “In an interview Wednesday, current Mayor Jerry Dyer said two payments were made. Arias said city officials believe the money was sent to an account in Africa.” • “The FBI asked city officials to keep the incident under wraps, so their investigation wasn’t compromised, Dyer said. It appears less than $2,000 was recovered, and the rest of the money likely is lost, Arias said.” “
Source 2 | 2022-03-24
“• “…in a subsequent press conference by saying the city had actually lost $600,000 to an unknown criminal or criminals who used an email process known as phishing to grab the funds.” • “The scam took place two years ago, but The Bee recently was able to confirm its existence through some emails between city officials who discussed it, and confirmation by City Councilmember Miguel Arias. The criminal(s) submitted fake invoices that looked authentic and thus got the money transferred to bogus accounts.” • “Arias now wants to guarantee disclosure in the future when the city suffers losses of public money. The benefit of such an approach is clear, but any policy would need vetting to make sure it can accomplish its goal.” “
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