According to sources, City of Baltimore (a Government organization in Maryland) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2025-04-01.
Source 1 | 2025-04-01
“The FBI is now investigating a cyberattack and identity theft that resulted in more than $1.5 million in fraud.“
“Cyber criminals used social engineering to get the names of city employees, with whom they gained trust, coupled with a vendor and information readily available online to steal money from the city.“
“The city was alerted on March 13 to a cyberattack on its accounts payable department by a perpetrator who used identity theft to fraudulently gain access to more than $1.5 million in payments intended for a city vendor.“
“After building trust for months, the perpetrator changed the banking information, cashing one check in February for $803,000 and trying to cash a second check in March for $721,000. The bank flagged the transaction.“
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