Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-10-28 00:00:00
Affected organization: City of Ocala
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The City of Ocala in Florida falls victim to a business email compromise scam (BEC) that ends with redirecting over $742,000 to a bank account controlled by the fraudster(s).