Nov. 8 — An Enfield city employee has been placed on administrative leave after a cybersecurity incident led to a “substantial amount” of city funds being transferred to a fraudulent account, officials said.

Enfield City Manager Ed Morris said officials realized the funds were missing Monday, saying officials took “immediate action” to address the situation.

City officials have not released the name of the employee or the dollar amount of the missing funds due to the “active investigation and ongoing recovery efforts,” officials said.

Morris said he contacted the city’s cybersecurity insurance provider to activate its “incident response team.”

“This response included initiating an insurance claim, bringing in a third-party forensics team and notifying the US Secret Service to assist in the investigation and recovery efforts,” Morris said in a statement.

“Preliminary findings suggest that a city employee responded to a request to update bank account information for one of our vendors but did not follow the procedures established by the office, resulting in funds being deposited into an unauthorized account,” he said. Morris said in a statement. “This employee has been placed on paid administrative leave while the investigation continues.”

Some of the funds have been frozen and are being returned to the city, Morris reports, and efforts are underway to recover additional funds.

“The city is fully committed to supporting all recovery and investigation efforts,” Morris said in a statement.

Morris said the city is committed to improving cybersecurity measures to prevent similar incidents in the future and appreciates the “quick support from our insurance provider, law enforcement agencies and IT partners.”