It turns out their tech game was probably based on exploiting lazy invoicing rather than cracking any complex security.
More description here . . .
The FEC filing says that the senator’s campaign fell victim to a “third-party cyber-criminal” who used fraudulent invoices to receive two wire transfers.
Each wire transfer was for $345,000, with a total of $690,000 sent altogether. One wire was sent on Oct. 25, with the other sent on Nov. 9.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Kansas senator's campaign says 'cyber-criminal' stole nearly $700,000
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The campaign for Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to a "cyber-criminal" last year, according to a Federal Election Commission filing from December. The FEC filing says that the senator's campaign fell victim to a "third-party cyber-criminal" who used fraudulent invoices to receive two wire transfers.
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