When a scam hits home: How a Hampton email scheme exposed a bigger problem

When a scam hits home: How a Hampton email scheme exposed a bigger problem

When a Hampton city email circulated the community’s inboxes, folks found out that it wasn’t what it seemed—hackers had found a way to scam them out of money. Last month, several Hampton residents opened their inboxes to find what looked like official city emails—messages from “city staff” about planning and rezoning applications. For some, these emails seemed routine. But behind the familiar logos and city language, hackers were waiting. Fake i…