A recent cyberattack on Arlington, Massachusetts has cost the town almost half a
million dollars. The incident involved a business email compromise in which
threat actors orchestrated the attack using various malicious techniques.
million dollars. The incident involved a business email compromise in which
threat actors orchestrated the attack using various malicious techniques.
On June 5, town manager Jim Feeney disclosed that Arlington, counting a
population of nearly 46,000, had fallen victim to a cybercrime.
Business Email Compromise Scam Costs Town Roughly $445,000
“Through what is known as a business email compromise (BEC), perpetrator
