Seminole County Schools recovers money taken by hackers

pppppppManage your accountppppSeminole County Schools has recovered 13 million that was taken in a phishing scam several years ago a district spokeswoman saidppThe hackers impersonated a vendor and emailed the finance department requesting the district to update its banking details to direct payments to a new accountppThe December 2023 incident was reported to authorities in the following month after which the Secret Service assumed responsibility for the investigation and the efforts to recover the moneyppThe hack threatened increases in raises and bonuses because the district was selfinsured Reclaiming that money enabled those plans to proceedppClick here to download our free news weather and smart TV apps And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News livep