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The finding stems from a compromise of the Kronos/UKG payroll system after an employee clicked a phishing email, an audit representative told the committee. \"An employee at the school department clicked on a phishing email that allowed the outside user to obtain a password to the Kronos UKG payroll system,\" the audit representative said. \"They were able to get in and change, I think it's 34 different payroll accounts. And, I think, overall, the county initially lost around $70,000. They recouped about half. So there were still 35,000 outstanding at June 30.\" The audit report lists the remaining cash shortage as $34,562.

The audit representative said the office issued an unmodified opinion for the county\u0000s financial statements and conducted single-audit procedures on federal funds including the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) program, Title I and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Committee members had no further technical questions about the audit findings during the presentation.

Mister Baldwin reported post-incident security changes, saying the county has added multi-factor authentication across accounts. \"We now have dual authentication on all of our accounts,\" Baldwin said, describing the county\u0000s steps to reduce the risk of a similar incident recurring.

After brief discussion, the committee accepted the annual financial report by a 3-0 vote. The committee did not specify any additional recovery amounts beyond those noted in the audit report, nor did the meeting record further details on ongoing recoupment efforts.

Votes at a glance: the committee voted 3-0 to set the meeting agenda as published, 3-0 to approve the Nov. 12, 2024, audit committee minutes, and 3-0 to accept the annual financial report for the year ended June 30, 2024. The committee set future audit meetings subject to the call of the chair and then adjourned.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Blount County - Audit Committee on 2025-05-15 5:00 PM - Live stream via https://zoom.us/join Zoom Meeting ID: 883 0241 5940 - May 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Blount County Audit Committee voted 3-0 to accept the county\u0000s annual financial report for the year ended June 30, 2024. Auditors issued an unmodified opinion, performed single audits of ESSER, Title I and ARPA funds, and reported a $34,562 cash shortage in the school department tied to a payroll-system compromise.","taxTitle","Blount County, Tennessee","taxId",56690,"location","headline","","shortSummary","actionData","errors"]

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Blount County audit committee accepts 2024 financial report; auditors report $34,562 school payroll shortage after phishing attack