City of Pittsburg falls victim to phishing attack

City of Pittsburg says it fell victim to $913K phishing scam based in Nigeria

Officials in the City of Pittsburg announced Wednesday that it lost nearly $1 million in a phishing incident earlier this year, adding that most of the money has been recovered.

Pittsburg city staffers duped by scammers into sending nearly $1 million meant for Seeno developers

The investigation uncovered a sophisticated network of phishing scammers who used public information to impersonate a Seeno vendor.

City of Pittsburg falls victim to phishing attack

The City of Pittsburg on Wednesday reported that city personnel had fallen victim to a phishing attack, resulting in a payment of over $900,000 to a fraudulent account posing as a city vendor.

Nigerian scam leeches nearly $1M from Pittsburg coffers in phishing operation

The city of Pittsburg was the victim of a phishing scam that resulted in a loss of nearly $1 million, the city said Wednesday. In February, a single unauthorized payment of $913,839.81 was sent to a fraudulent account pretending to be a known city vendor, the city said. Staff noticed the issue on Feb. 12 and informed the Pittsburg Police Department, which brought in both county and federal investigators. “The instant this incident was identified…

City of Pittsburg Recovers Majority Of Nearly $914,000 Lost In Phishing Scam

The City of Pittsburg says it has recovered most of the money lost in a phishing scam that resulted in an unauthorized electronic payment of $913,839.81 earlier this year. According to city officials, the fraud occurred in February 2026, when a payment intended for a legitimate city vendor was instead sent to a fraudulent bank account after scammers impersonated the vendor. Once city staff discovered the unauthorized transaction, the Pittsburg P…