Nueces County lost about $2 million after its local government fell victim to an email phishing scam, county officials said.
In response, the county froze all wire transfers and is requiring residents to make all payments using paper checks, KRIS 6 News reported. Sheriff J.C. Hooper said his department has been investigating the incident for about a week. He added that federal authorities are involved in the investigation.
Hooper said the case involved the money “being sent to the wrong place,” but did not use words like cyberattack or system breach, the news station reported…