Cranbury, New Jersey wired $26 million to the wrong party
Original title: The $26 Million Cyber Heist Rocking a Small New Jersey Town
The township of about 4,000 says it was tricked during a land purchase and disclosed the September 28 loss after an election.
Cranbury, New Jersey, lost $26 million after officials were tricked into sending land-purchase funds to the wrong place, Scott Calvert reported. Residents questioned the township at a library meeting about taxpayer impact and why the September 28 incident was not announced until Friday, three days after a committee election. The DataBreaches summary does not describe the lure, the recipient or whether funds were recovered.
Unconfirmed: How the township was deceived, and whether any money was recovered, is not stated in this summary.
- The loss was tied to payment for a land purchase.
- Residents were told on the Friday after a township committee election.
- The public meeting was held Monday night at Cranbury Public Library.
Impact: $26 million sent to the wrong place
- ATT&CK
- T1657 Financial Theft
- Victims
- Cranbury
- Countries
- United States
From the original article
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