Dallas phishing costs big to county taxpayers to the tune of $2.4 million after an employee wired the funds.
Last week, Dallas County Commissioners were briefed on a potential fraudulent payment that was wired by a county employee.
The employee reportedly received a fake email message impersonating one of the county’s partners.
The phishing email convinced the county employee to wire almost $2.5 million.
Per Dallas County Administrator, Darryl Martin, the county became aware of the incident on November 17. They are cooperating with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Texas law requires all government employees to undergo cyber security awareness training. This training includes learning on how to spot phishing emails.
Dallas County has not responded to whether or not this county employee has gone through this training.
Dallas Phishing Costs Big – Not Only Time
In October, hackers gained access into Dallas County servers and stole an unknown amount of data.
County officials claim this incident is not related to the October Dallas County ransomware attack.
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