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Man accused in phishing scam stole almost $700,000 from city of Fort Worth, police say
A man accused of stealing money from the city of Fort Worth through a phishing scam made off with almost $700,000, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
The theft was revealed Wednesday in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former IT manager who alleges he reported the theft and other cybersecurity issues to city officials, but was fired in retaliation.
The lawsuit stated that hackers stole more than $516,000 from city accounts and placed it in offshore accounts.
City officials responded in a statement Thursday that the city “had been the victim of fraud in late 2017 when, due to human error, a vendor payment was redirected to a bad actor.”
Read more: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article230551189.html
