Hacking shuts down Cheney bill pay

As if a phone scam wasn’t enough, the city of Cheney has been hit with a second con, this time affecting the city’s online bill payment feature in such a way that the service has been shut down, with no indications of it reopening in the near future.

The city posted information about a phone scam (See News Briefs) on its website March 4. Upon contacting the city for more information, City Administrator Mark Schuller said a separate scam had been discovered with the online bill-paying feature.

Finance Director Cindy Niemeier said a customer notified them Feb. 16 that when they had tried to acce...

 

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