科技巨頭中招網絡詐騙 谷歌臉書被騙走1億美元

Google and Facebook have confirmed that they were victims of a $100 million payment scam.

谷歌和臉書近日證實，他們在一樁詐騙案中被騙走1億美元。

The criminal case drew public attention last month, when US Justice Department announced the arrest of a Lithuanian man who allegedly robbed more than $100 million from two tech giants.

上個月，美國司法部宣佈一名立陶宛男子因從兩家科技巨頭洗劫逾1億美元而遭逮捕，這樁刑事案件引發了公衆的關注。

In 2013, Evaldas Rimasauskas, 48, allegedly forged email addresses, invoices, and corporate stamps to impersonate a large Asian-based manufacturer, which has regular business interaction with the two tech giants.

據稱，2013年，48歲的埃瓦爾達斯·裏馬索斯卡斯僞造電郵地址、發票和公章，假冒亞洲一家常與谷歌和臉書有貿易往來的大型製造商。

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The scheme successfully tricked them into paying for computer suppliers for two years.

該方案成功誘騙了兩家科技巨頭爲電腦供貨商支付了兩年的款項。

US federal prosecutors said that Google and Facebook had recovered much of the money.

美國聯邦檢察官稱，目前谷歌和臉書已追回大部分款項。

The scam, which involves an email phishing attack, revealed the vulnerability of network security in even the most tech-savvy companies.

這樁涉及電郵釣魚式攻擊的騙局揭示出，即使是最精通科技的公司在網絡安全上也有弱點。