A Sunshine Coast council says it was defrauded of just about $2 million by worldwide crime gangs over the Christmas interval final 12 months, however was advised by police to not make the incident public.
Noosa Council CEO Larry Sengstock.
Noosa Council CEO Larry Sengstock stated refined, strategic and focused ways had been used to commit the crime.
“The criminals used social engineering AI strategies, and we is not going to go into specifics to keep away from revealing the ways of the criminals, and due to our authorized obligation to guard Council workers,” Sengstock stated.
He stated the fraud was not associated to cybersecurity, and no information was stolen. The incident was reported to the Queensland Audit Office and the state authorities, Sengstock stated.
The alleged perpetrators of the fraud had been already beneath investigation by the Australian Federal Police and Interpol, and the council was in a position to recoup among the cash, in line with Sengstock.
“Despite having processes and procedures to mitigate this sort of occasion, sadly, on this occasion they weren’t efficient sufficient, as this crime was dedicated by extremely organised, skilled criminals who discovered a approach via our processes.”
