多伦多学校董事会损失了$1M 来骗骗人 冒充承包商 通过假邮件, 现在起诉$2M。
Toronto school board lost $1M to scammer posing as contractor via fake email, now suing for $2M.
多伦多区学校董事会在2024年的欺诈阴谋中损失了100多万美元,其中一名骗子假冒承包商使用带有明显拼写错误的假邮件,欺骗董事会将资金汇入TDB账户。
The Toronto District School Board lost over $1 million in a 2024 fraud scheme where a scammer impersonated a contractor using a fake email with obvious spelling errors, tricking the board into wiring funds to a TD Bank account.
董事会现在正在起诉匿名被告200多万美元,并寻求法院命令迫使TDT披露账户细节。
The board is now suing an anonymous defendant for over $2 million and seeking a court order to compel TD to disclose account details.
网络安全专家认为骗局是“低科技”和“高可预防的”, 批评董事会未能发现基本红旗。
Cybersecurity experts called the scam “low-tech” and “highly preventable,” criticizing the board for failing to detect basic red flags.
多伦多之星发现的这起事件发生在董事会预测的3 400万美元赤字和省财政监督之间。
The incident, uncovered by the Toronto Star, comes amid the board’s projected $34 million deficit and provincial financial oversight.
此后,TDSB加强了内部控制,提供了反欺诈培训,但没有解释为何先前没有披露损失情况。
The TDSB has since strengthened internal controls and provided anti-fraud training but has not explained why the loss was not disclosed earlier.