secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ARGAN INC (AGX)
CIK:        0000100591
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-03-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-23-003484
Event type: cyber
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Argan reports phishing scheme causing ~$3M fraudulent wire transfers; expects one-time charge
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- Fraudulent wire transfers occurred on March 6-7, 2023 due to a complex criminal phishing scheme.
- Expects a one-time pre-tax charge of approximately $3.0 million in Q1 fiscal 2024 for unrecovered funds.
- Up to $0.2 million may be recovered through insurance net of deductible; company contacted law enforcement.
- No evidence of unauthorized access to other data; implementing redundant controls and retaining forensic experts.
- Company does not expect material impact on business or ability to service customers.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100591/000155837023003484/0001558370-23-003484-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100591/000155837023003484/agx-20230307x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-003484

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