Manor ISD recovers $800,000 after millions stolen in phishing scam

The Manor Independent School District was able to recover an initial amount of approximately $800,000 after a phishing email scam that resulted in the loss of approximately $2.3 million.

The phishing scam happened in November and over the course of three separate transactions.

Manor ISD said in a recent press release that the school district has developed additional internal security protocols with a variety of training and testing efforts designed to continually educate staff, which assure that the protocols are being followed. 

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This investigation is still ongoing and although there are strong leads in the case, anyone with information is still encouraged to contact Detective Lopez at the Manor Police Department at 512-215-8035 or police@cityofmanor.org.

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