WECT INVESTIGATES: How one letter in an email cost Carolina Beach hundreds of thousands of dollars | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

WECT INVESTIGATES: How one letter in an email cost Carolina Beach hundreds of thousands of dollars | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT) – A fake email address with a single altered letter allowed hackers to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money from the town of Carolina Beach in December, according to emails and documents obtained by WECT Investigates through a public records request. The FBI continues to investigate two cyberattacks that hit Carolina Beach as part of a multi-state case. The town lost $488,000 in the hacks. Investig…