Official: Puerto Rico govt loses $2.6M in phishing scam

By THE MANILA TIMES

Feb 13, 2020 12:15 pm

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico's government has lost more than $2.6 million after falling for an email phishing scam, according to a senior official.

The finance director of the island's Industrial Development Company, Rubén Rivera, said in a complaint filed to police on Wednesday that the agency sent the money to a fraudulent account.

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