Council

More security after City of Newcastle cyber attack results in near $250,000 debt

Sage Swinton
June 1 2022 - 5:00am
CYBER SECURITY: Newcastle council's email servers were hacked through a phishing scam in August 2019, resulting in more than $233,000 being transferred to a fraudulent account. Picture: Simone De Peak
CYBER SECURITY: Newcastle council's email servers were hacked through a phishing scam in August 2019, resulting in more than $233,000 being transferred to a fraudulent account. Picture: Simone De Peak

City of Newcastle has implemented more vigilant cyber security after a 2019 email cyber attack resulted in a debt of almost $250,000, according to council's CEO.

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Sage Swinton

Sage Swinton

Journalist

Sage Swinton is a news reporter who was born and bred in the Hunter. She has been with the Newcastle Herald since June 2020, and covers Newcastle council as well as other general news.

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