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Cybercrime Cyberattack on Boston Union Results in $6.4M Loss

»www.securityweek.com/cyb ··· 4m-loss/
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A cyberattack on a Boston-based labor union’s health fund resulted in the loss of $6.4 million, but it does not appear that the personal information of members was stolen or compromised, union officials said. Federal and local law enforcement agencies were notified of the attack at Pipefitters Local 537 that was discovered Feb. 7 and the union retained a cyber security forensic investigator, union business manager/financial secretary-treasurer Daniel O’Brien said in a message to members. ... Law enforcement is “optimistic” that they will be able to return the vast majority of the stolen funds, he said. The fund is also insured. ... O’Brien described the breach as a social engineering cyberattack and said private investigators and a cybersecurity company have completed a review of the fund office’s email server and concluded that there was no breach or hack. The union has about 3,000 members and represents pipefitters, welders and HVAC-refrigeration workers.
....so many pipe puns, so little time... /snark

I also noted that only "email servers" was mentioned... hmmm...

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