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Here's how a hacker almost cost a Metairie business $26,540: Fox 8

Source: nola.com - Nov 9, 2017

Hackers are getting sophisticated, and they could cost you money. An Old Metairie business, for example, was on the verge of paying out $26,540 for "professional services" before the owner realized it was a scam, Fox 8 television reports.

Brown Rice marketing's bookkeeper was engaged in a back-and-forth email exchange with what appeared to be co-owner Mark Brown over paying the invoice. That was before they discovered that someone had hacked into Brown's account and was using his email address -- with his signature, company logo and contact information -- to cheat the money out of the company.

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