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Suspicious activity reported by local businesses
Received the email with pdf document and subject Updated invitation: Q2 Salary Update. Opened the PDF file and there was a link to click on. Called Prosen Consulting and they helped me check the system and adjust the filters.
๐ Mentor
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A video circulated on social media showing our company owner appearing to endorse a cryptocurrency investment scheme. The video was entirely fabricated using AI deepfake technology.
๐ Painesville
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Staff received text messages pretending to be from our bank, claiming our business account was locked and requesting SSN and account number to unlock it immediately.
๐ Chardon
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Received an invoice from what appeared to be our landscaping vendor. The bank routing number had been changed. We almost paid before catching the discrepancy during review.
๐ Wickliffe
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Our office manager received a voicemail from what sounded exactly like the owner, asking her to purchase $2,000 in gift cards for a 'vendor gift.' We confirmed it was a scam.
๐ Madison
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An attacker spoofed our CFO's email and requested the HR team send W-2 forms for all employees. The request was caught after one file was already sent.
๐ Mentor-on-the-Lake
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Received a call from someone claiming to be our CEO requesting urgent wire transfer of $15,000. The voice sounded identical to him โ we later confirmed he never made the call.
๐ Mentor
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Hacker gained access to our accounting email and sent invoices to 12 customers requesting payment to fraudulent accounts. Discovered when clients called to confirm.
๐ Willoughby
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Pop-up appeared on employee computer claiming Windows detected a virus. Caller insisted on remote access to 'fix' it. We hung up immediately โ likely ransomware attempt.
๐ Kirtland
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Employees received emails appearing to be from Microsoft 365 asking to verify login credentials due to 'suspicious activity.' Links directed to a convincing fake login page.
๐ Willoughby Hills
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Fake invoice from our regular IT vendor arrived requesting payment for services we never ordered. Email address was slightly different โ one letter changed in the domain.
๐ Euclid
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