Summary: Hackers compromised the utility payment website of Lubbock, Texas, stealing sensitive financial information from over 12,000 individuals. This breach affected anyone who made utility payments during the timeframe of December 18, 2024, to January 6, 2025. City officials identified a malicious pop-up window that captured users’ payment card details without breaching the city’s internal network.
Affected: City of Lubbock, Texas
Keypoints :
- Over 12,000 individuals had their financial information stolen.
- The breach occurred between December 18, 2024, and January 6, 2025, through a fake pop-up on the utility payment website.
- The hackers targeted users inputting payment details, but did not breach the city’s internal systems.
- An increase in cybercrime has shifted from physical skimmers to e-skimmers taking advantage of online payment systems.
Source: https://therecord.media/texas-city-warns-thousands-of-utility-site-breach