The Star reports that the DeKalb County government fell victim to a cybersecurity incident for the second time in little more than a year. This time, it paid an invoice sent by threat actors impersonating a vendor: “On Thursday, October 1, 2026, DeKalb County Government became aware of a Financial Fraud Cyber Incident that had... Source
De Kalb County, Indiana fell prey to vendor impersonation billing
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