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Commissioner alerts residents to suspected Bear River Water Conservancy District email compromise
Summary
Commissioner Bingham told commissioners that an email from the Bear River Water Conservancy District may have been hacked and advised caution about opening messages from that sender; county staff noted the email appears to be from the Conservancy District.
During the administrative reports segment, Commissioner Bingham warned commissioners and staff that he had learned the Bear River Water Conservancy District may have a compromised email account and said the county should not open messages from that address until verified.
"I just learned that, the Bear River Water Conservancy District, there's question about whether or not their email has been hacked and not to open the email from them," Commissioner Bingham said. Other speakers noted the apparent sender is the Conservancy District and suggested caution while IT investigates. No formal action was taken; the report served as a notice to staff and commissioners.
