Grand Forks Public Schools Loses $2.2M to Phishing Scam

Grand Forks Public Schools suffered a $2.2 million financial loss due to a phishing scheme, with the fraud occurring amid a high volume of routine payments in the days leading up to September 13. Records note more than a thousand transactions processed by the business office, including two large payments to a contractor, underscoring how the attackers exploited normal payroll and payment workflows.