WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – Late last year, two municipalities in the Cape Fear fell victim to cyber attacks losing hundreds of thousands of dollars. A cyber expert at UNCW spoke with WWAY to share why cyber criminals target municipalities.
“Hackers usually go for easy effort whatever is easy to get access to the systems,” said Ulku Clark, cybersecurity and information systems professor at UNCW.
Clark said municipalities like Pender County and Carolina Beach can sometimes become targets because they are seen as low hanging fruit…