Official: Puerto Rico govt loses $2.6M in phishing scam
Puerto Rico's government has lost more than $2.6 million after falling for an email phishing scam, according to a senior official.
The finance director of the island's Industrial Development Company, Rubén Rivera, said in a complaint filed to police Wednesday that the agency sent the money to a fraudulent account.
Rivera said the government agency transferred the money on Jan. 17 after receiving an email that alleged a change to a banking account tied to remittance payments, according to a police statement.
"The finance director of the island's Industrial Development Company, Rubén Rivera, said in a complaint filed to police Wednesday that the agency sent the money to a fraudulent account."
My initial reaction would be to question just who owned the account to which the funds were transferred? I would be willing to wager that the account is in some way connected to the party or parties who transferred the money. Why, you might ask? Because I would like to think that no one in such a position would be that stupid.
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