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Dunedin discloses $663,000 cyber theft from contractor payment; city says partial recovery and controls strengthened
Summary
City Manager Jennifer Bramley disclosed a 2024 email-based payment fraud that diverted about $663,000 intended for a paving contractor; a related arrest followed and the city says insurance and a risk fund covered remaining losses while the investigation continues.
City Manager Jennifer Bramley told the audience that in 2024 an attacker hijacked the email account of a contracted paving company and directed a city payment to an account controlled by the fraudster, resulting in the theft of approximately $663,000.
Bramley said some funds were later recovered by the bank, and the citywhich maintains cybersecurity and crime…
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