EDISTO BEACH, S.C. (WCSC) — The town of Edisto Beach says it was the victim of a cybersecurity fraud scheme in January that resulted in the loss of an undisclosed amount of money.
The town said the incident occurred Jan. 22 and that it has since recovered nearly 89 percent of the funds lost.
Following the incident, the town brought in a cybersecurity specialist to investigate its computer systems. The specialist determined the breach was an isolated incident and that no customer or resident information was compromised.
Several local and state law enforcement agencies investigated the case before it was ultimately handed over to federal investigators.
Federal officials said the criminals responsible are likely operating outside the United States and that similar fraud schemes have been reported across the country.
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