Hackers Rack Up $20,000 Phone Bill In Swampscott
SWAMPSCOTT (CBS) - Officials in Swampscott are trying to figure out who hacked into the Town Hall phone system.
Over the weekend of January 28th and 29th, someone racked up $20,000 in long distance calls to the United Kingdom and to the Philippines.
Swampscott Town Accountant Dave Castellarin says the normal bill is only about $1,300 a month.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Karen Twomey reports
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The hacker remotely accessed three accounts, and then made more than 50 calls.
Castellarin says, "I guess what they do is they call into companies, and they get the voice-mail, and they kind of just play around with the voice-mail to try and get codes."
Verizon is pursuing the hackers.
