MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Madison County employees will begin cybersecurity training after nearly $2.7 million was stolen during a recent cyber scam.

The Madison County Journal reported the training was approved by Madison County supervisors on Monday, April 15. The county will purchase 250 licenses of security awareness training by KnowBe4 for a three-year period. The training will cost nearly $10,000.

The county will also receive 250 licenses of an updated email fishing defense for three years, which will cost more than $7,000.

Madison County lost the $2.7 million in March 2024 after a scammer posed as a representative for a current vendor. The Madison County Board of Supervisors notified law enforcement officials about the scam to launch a national and international investigation.

Madison County Sheriff Randy Tucker said on Wednesday that nearly $129,000 has physically been recovered by the county.