UCC recovers majority of €35k payment after email scam

University College Cork managed to recover almost all of a €35,000 payment that had been fraudulently diverted by hackers, new documents have shown.

Its fraud review panel conducted a full review of the situation and reported it to An Garda Síochána, according to the university’s financial statements for 2024 that have been laid before the Oireachtas.

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