Staff impersonation phishing diverts pay at UK's Highland Council
Phishing involving staff impersonation at the UK's Highland Council led to £3,321.41 in pay being transferred to an attacker's account. The attacker requested payroll bank account changes at 12 schools and obtained two pay stubs, also acquiring employees' personal and financial information. The incident was revealed in a council audit report.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Highland Council
- Incident type
- Phishing & smishing
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- £3,321.41 in pay and two pay stubs
- Cause / method
- Phishing impersonating employees to request payroll bank account changes and copies of pay stubs
- Location
- United Kingdom
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Timeline
- A council audit report revealed the diversion of pay and compromise of personal information through phishing involving staff impersonation.
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