Hackers steal $94K from Red Wing church
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(AP) - Computer hackers are apparently to blame for the theft of $94,000 from a Red Wing church.
The Church of St. Joseph reported to Red Wing police on March 20 that a large sum of money was taken from the church's bank account without consent.
The Rev. Thomas Kommers says in a letter to the congregation that what's even more shocking than the amount is that they were attacked over the Internet.
He says the thieves used a complicated Internet virus to gain private information that was used to execute electronic money transfers.
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The money was then split into smaller amounts and sent to other banks in the U.S.
The church doubts that any personal information of individual church members was abused.
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Information from: Red Wing Republican Eagle, http://www.republican-eagle.com
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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