ICC becomes victim of online fraud, loses $2.5 million

ICC

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International Cricket Council (ICC) has become the latest victim of online fraud and reportedly lost a sum of over $2.5 million.

According to a report, the ICC became the victim of a phishing attack where the scammer created a fake email id, pretending to be an ICC consultant.
It is not yet known what route exactly the fraudsters took to get the money transferred from the ICC account - whether they had got in touch directly with someone at the head office in Dubai, or had targeted an ICC vendor or consultant.
It is also not confirmed whether the transaction was done in one single payment or there were multiple wire transfers.