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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.


      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.

      Information from: Red Wing Republican Eagle,
http://www.republican-eagle.com
      

The thieves apparently used a complicated Internet virus to gain private information that was used to execute electronic money
transfers at the Church of St. Joseph in Red Wing.

Hackers steal $94K from Red Wing church

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