Chittenden Solid Waste District to Recoup Much of the $3 Million Lost in Phishing Scheme

FBI recovers money cyber crooks stole from waste district

Payment diversion scams remain among the most common cyber threats facing organizations.

New Chittenden County recycling facility to remain on track after waste district recovers $2.27 million stolen in scam

The money was stolen early this year by scammers appearing as a construction company that the district had been working with for the project. Read the story on VTDigger here: New Chittenden County recycling facility to remain on track after waste district recovers $2.27 million stolen in scam.

Chittenden Solid Waste District to Recoup Much of the $3 Million Lost in Phishing Scheme

Federal authorities say they have recovered a large chunk of the $3 million that was bilked from the Chittenden Solid Waste District earlier this year as part of a cyber fraud scheme. The fraud was connected to the waste district’s long-awaited new materials recycling facility, which is being built with a $22 million bond approved by Chittenden County voters. According to court documents, the scheme began in late January, when the district recei…

Over $2 million stolen from CSWD in fraud scheme to be returned

Over $2 million in funds that were stolen from the Chittenden Solid Waste District in a cyber-enabled fraud scheme will be returned.

Chittenden Solid Waste District to recover $2.27M lost in cyberscam

CSWD will recover $2 million of the more than $3 million it lost to a phishing scam after the FBI helped seize funds from a bank account used in the fraud scheme.

Cyber Fraud Stole $3 Million From Vermont. The FBI Just… – Your Capital Minds

Federal authorities have recovered more than $2.27 million stolen from a Vermont public agency after a cyber fraud in which criminals redirected payments through a business email compromise scheme, highlighting the importance of rapid reporting in combating increasingly sophisticated payment fraud. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that it had secured a forfeiture judgment for $2,270,202.39, allowing the funds to b…