Computer scams are a reality and despite all measures they continue to claim victims. Recently hackers entered a company’s system, changed the IBAN and diverted payments.
120 invoices were issued with the Lithuanian IBAN, without any identification
According to SIC, the IBAN of a school and office supplies company was changed by third parties to a Lithuanian account. For ten days the company did not receive payments from customers.
According to the communication channel, in total, 120 invoices were issued with the Lithuanian IBAN, without any identification. Interestingly, none of the client companies complained when it came to payments, even though there was a Lithuanian IBAN.
A company employee revealed that after detecting the serious problem, they sent warning emails to customers and filed a complaint with the police and the bank. However, the billing company involved denied any type of responsibility, leading the targeted company to deal with the situation internally.
Recently, the Social Security Institute also became aware of a growing number of IBAN situations altered in Direct Social Security without intervention from beneficiaries holding bank accounts.
Source: pplware.sapo.pt
