Government of Guam recovers $1.6M stolen in cyber attack that targeted Judiciary, DOA
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The Government of Guam recovered $1.6 million stolen in a cyber attack targeting the Judiciary and DOA via email spoofing, with details limited as the investigation is ongoing.
Source: Pacific Daily News
The Government of Guam's Department of Administration recovered $1.6 million stolen during an online attack that targeted the Judiciary of Guam and DOA, but details are limited, including when the attack was discovered and whether that figure was the total amount taken. This crime is still under active local and federal investigation and as such, only limited details are being released, the governor's office said. Among what's known is that the entire theft was carried out in cyberspace and that there was no person to person verification that may possibly have thwarted the transfer. The cyber-theft happened when a known email account address at the Judiciary of Guam was hacked in what is known as a "spoofing" attack. Guam is a U.S. island territory in Micronesia, in the Western Pacific, with a population of around 165,000. Full Story