According to sources, Grand Forks Public Schools (a Education organization in North Dakota) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2024-11-21.

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Source 1  |  2024-11-21

Grand Forks Public Schools Loses $2.2M to Phishing Scam

“The business manager of Grand Forks Public Schools said Monday the $2.2 million swindled from the district earlier this year was taken in a phishing scheme.“

“Speaking on KNOX's Critical Thought with Noah Chelliah, Business Manager Brandon Baumbach described the multimillion-dollar fraud as the result of a phishing or social engineering scam. “

“Phishing was by far the most common type of cyber crime last year with 298,878 complaints, according to the FBI's Internet Crime Report, though the number of cases has fallen in the past two years. “

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