Scammers tried to steal a total of $270,000 from the company Heritage Group L.C. The money management firm wired the money overseas in three transactions, thinking it was acting on orders from a client – but instead, it was communicating with a hacker.
Red flags stopped the company from losing all the money, but the company’s president says for now, the Heritage is out $95,000. Heritage Group L.C. is a private company that manages money for clients.
It provides accounting services, invests money, and other financial services.
On February 10, the firm gets an email.
“They get an email from one of their clients. They think it is the client who was contacting them,” said Srgt. Santiago Hungria, who heads the cyber/ financial crimes with the Wichita Police Department. For the full article click here
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