The Connecticut town of Plymouth has been hacked for more than $200,000 and the town’s finance director has resigned as a result of the cybersecurity incident.
Mayor Joseph Kilduff said the town fell victim to a “social engineering scam” after one of its vendors was hacked by fraudulent actors over a month ago. The scammers had access to project information and began sending the finance department what appeared to be accurate invoices with incorrect payment instructions that were not verified by the department. Two payments in the amount of $104,150.00 each were sent and have yet to be returned, Kilduff reported.
Local police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have been notified along with the town’s insurance company, and the incident is currently under investigation.
“There is no suspicion of criminal activity by any town employee and if we do experience a loss, it will be covered by our insurance,” the mayor told citizens. “Our fund balance continues to get healthier, and this will have no impact on our ability to maintain services or pay our obligations.”
Kilduff said he met with the finance director, and they mutually agreed that it was in the best interest of the town of Plymouth that she tender her resignation effective immediately and that the town begin a search for a new finance director.
Plymouth is in Litchfield County, located within the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, and has a population of about 11,600.
Topics Cyber Connecticut
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