ACH Fraud Hits Texas County
December 16, 2010
Total Loss:
$200,000
A Texas tax assessor's office has lost $200,000 in an ACH fraud corporate account takeover scheme. The attack on the Gregg County, Texas, tax assessor's office began on Nov. 23, and authorities from the U.S. Secret Service, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Gregg County District Attorney's office are investigating the crime. A workstation in the tax office was infected with Zeus, a trojan designed to steal online banking credentials.
Source:
Bank Info Security
Posted in:
ACH and Wire Fraud