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County IT staff flag phishing using old Mid Rivers accounts; commissioners discuss blocking legacy addresses
Summary
County staff reported phishing emails appearing to come from old Mid Rivers accounts; commissioners discussed blocking legacy addresses, reminding staff/public not to open suspicious attachments and monitoring via eScout email filters.
County staff reported that old Mid Rivers email accounts are being spoofed to send phishing messages and urged caution.
A county employee described recent messages appearing to be from Mid Rivers that included attachments and links which, on closer inspection, resolved to third‑party domains (for example, gizmoiendeavor.com) and to Google‑style presentations that contained malware. Staff said the county’s eScout filtering system flags many malicious emails but some spoofed messages slipped through.
Commissioners and staff discussed whether to block legacy Mid Rivers addresses and agreed that blocking could cause operational disruptions because several county functions and outside entities (superintendent’s office, senior citizens, sheriff’s office) still use those accounts. Staff recommended a targeted approach: remind users not to open attachments from those accounts, continue monitoring, and consider a planned migration away from legacy addresses.
County IT follow‑up actions included considering blocking outdated addresses after evaluating operational impacts, reminding staff and the public of the risk, and reviewing eScout logs to reduce false negatives.
