A hacker thought he had struck gold by modernizing his computer setup at the expense of a Brittany town. The amount of his order was €100,000. all the same.
Are you familiar with the RIB change scam (Bank Identity Statement)? This method is not new, but regularly returns to the forefront. The principle is always the same. First, the scammer will hack an entity or an individual in order to access their email inbox. The goal being to extract money, they generally target a company or a craftsman, both capable of issuing invoices. As soon as the victim communicates about a transaction, the trap is triggered.
Immediately after the craftsman's email communicating his invoice to the customer (for example), the hacker sends a second one where he announces that he has changed of RIB and that the transfer must be made to the one he attached. As you will have understood, the goal is to get paid in place of the legitimate recipient. In the same vein, the cybercriminal can also pretend to be an existing employee and tell the accounting department that they need to change the bank account to which their salary should be paid. Here, the purpose was a little different.
A hacker charges a municipality to buy 100,000 euros of computer equipment
After a successful phishing attack, a malicious person recently took control of the network of a municipality in Morbihan, Brittany, to place orders in the name of the town hall. Objective: to get paid 100,000 euros for computer and telephone equipment at the town hall's expense. Fortunately for the town's budget, the suppliers approached smelled the scam and did not respond to the request.
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ANSII (National Agency for Information Systems Security) reports that this type of cyberattack has been on the rise recently. The Morbihan prefecture reminds us that we must be very vigilant when faced with suspicious emails and messages. The departmental gendarmerie also has a unit called PréSAnSCE to provide free support to “local authorities in securing their IT systems”.
Cyber Alert | ⚠️
Call for the vigilance of local authorities in the #Morbihan! 🚨🔴 The @ANSSI_FR and the @Gendarmerie_056 report a resurgence of cyber attacks targeting local authorities, particularly in Morbihan.
Cybercriminals are targeting... pic.twitter.com/qJd1zGqKhZ— Prefect of Morbihan🇫🇷🇪🇺 (@Prefet56) March 24, 2025
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