NUECES COUNTY, Texas — NUECES COUNTY, Texas — Nueces County fell victim to five cyberattacks in July, with three of those attacks costing the county around $2 million.

The sheriff's office said what best describes the case they are looking at is a "BEC scheme" — a scam that's grown more common across the Coastal Bend.

I spoke with Katie Galan, director of education at the Better Business Bureau. She says BEC (Business Email Compromise) schemes are one of the top three major scams they see target businesses or entities.

Three types scams targeting organizations

The first type is bill pay fraud. That's when someone in charge of paying bills is too busy to double-check invoices and just pays them.

"So if you are a restaurant, maybe it's food supplies or pans, invoices for things that tha

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