圣赫勒拿教区在2024年的一场钓鱼骗局中损失了近48 000美元联邦资金,但通过保险收回了这笔钱,并加强了网络安全。 St. Helena Parish lost nearly $48,000 in federal funds to a phishing scam in 2024, but recovered the money via insurance and strengthened cybersecurity.

2024年5月,圣赫勒拿教区在美国救援计划法案中损失了近48 348美元,用于一个钓鱼骗局,诱骗官员通过欺诈性电子邮件改变供应商付款细节。 In May 2024, St. Helena Parish lost nearly $48,348 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to a phishing scam that tricked officials into changing vendor payment details via fraudulent emails. 通过保险完全收回了这些资金。 The funds were fully recovered through insurance. 审计揭示了网络安全薄弱之处,包括供应商核查不足和延迟报告,促使教区通过新的政策、培训和防止欺诈的工具(如 " 积极报酬 " )加强其防御。 An audit revealed cybersecurity weaknesses, including inadequate vendor verification and delayed reporting, prompting the parish to strengthen its defenses with new policies, training, and fraud prevention tools like Positive Pay. 这一事件是一个更广泛的问题的一部分,因为两个路易斯安那教区因网络攻击集体损失130万美元以上,圣查尔斯教区在第三方供应商违约后仍在寻求追回大约404 000美元。 The incident is part of a broader issue, as two Louisiana parishes collectively lost over $1.3 million to cyberattacks, with St. Charles Parish still seeking recovery of about $404,000 after a third-party vendor breach.