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Official: Puerto Rico gov't loses $2.6M in phishing scam

The Puerto Rican flag flies in front of Puerto Rico's Capitol.
The Puerto Rican flag flies in front of Puerto Rico's Capitol as in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in July 2015. A senior Puerto Ricon official said Tuesday that the island's government has lost more than $2.6 million after falling for an email phishing scam.
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