City erroneously paid hacker after receiving fake Pepper Construction invoice.
January 21, 2025
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Jeff Yoders - Engineering News-Record
In November, Athens, Ohio, officials sent nearly $722,000 to a bank account they believed was set up by its contractor, Pepper Construction, to receive payment for its work on a fire station headquarters. The request was actually a sophisticated cyber attack that took advantage of a construction payment system that often does not allow clients processing invoices to directly know those behind the email addresses making the requests.
Mr. Yoders may be contacted at yodersj@enr.com