€4.3m was wrongly transferred to an account that was traced to Hong Kong.
It's believed that the culprits passed themselves off as the council CEO.
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In light of this the council here is being asked for re-assurances that a similar cyber attack couldn't happen in Tipp.
While accepting the local authority can't give a 100 percent guarantee Fine Gael Councillor Michael Murphy is happy IT security is constantly reviewed.
