{"id":328356,"date":"2023-01-30T13:03:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T03:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=328356"},"modified":"2023-01-30T19:50:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T09:50:28","slug":"email-scammer-targets-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/01\/30\/email-scammer-targets-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Email Scammer Targets Council"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 23, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett Regional Council issued an alert on Monday after a Council email account appeared to have been compromised by a hacker.<\/p>\n

Thousands of South Burnett residents and businesses received an email, apparently from the Executive Assistant to the Mayor, Denise King, referencing an invoice from “SBCTC”.<\/p>\n

Attached was an .html file linked to a spoofed online website seeking personal details.<\/p>\n

Both the SBRC and South Burnett CTC were quickly alerted to the apparent phishing attack.<\/p>\n

The SBRC notification warned the email could pose a threat to the computer networks of recipients.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Please immediately delete the email and do not open any attachment or enter any personal details into the link,” the alert continued.<\/p>\n

“South Burnett Regional Council apologises for any inconvenience.<\/p>\n

“Council has taken immediate action to rectify and is committed to maintaining the cybersecurity of its employees and email recipients.\u00a0 Investigations into the email breach is ongoing.”<\/p>\n

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A screenclip of the scam email received by South Burnett Online on Monday morning … we immediately contacted the SBRC and South Burnett CTC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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