Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-08-19 00:00:00
Affected organization: Portland Public Schools
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Educational Services
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The Portland Public Schools district falls victim of a BEC scam costing around $2.9 million (but manages to recover the stolen amount).