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Lawrence schools trying to recover $2.7 million ‘frozen’ by online phishing scheme, officials say

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Dissent

Travis Andersen reports:

The Lawrence Public Schools are working to recover $2.7 million in funds that were recently “frozen” when a staffer responded to a phishing email sent by scammers posing as a vendor for the school district, city officials said.

Mayor Brian A. DePeña’s office held an emergency meeting Thursday with informational technology specialists to discuss the security breach, according to DePeña’s spokesperson, Nestor Castillo.

Read more at Boston Globe.


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