De Kalb County, Indiana fell prey to vendor impersonation billing

DeKalb County, Indiana says it paid an invoice sent by threat actors impersonating a vendor, discovering the financial fraud cyber incident on October 1. It is the county’s second cybersecurity incident in little more than a year, DataBreaches.net reports, citing The Star. The case shows vendor impersonation remains one of the most effective low-tech attack paths against local governments.