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Four Federal Agencies Awarded $311 million Four US government agencies have been awarded a total of $311 million to strengthen security posture and IT infrastructure. The money … [Read more...] about US Federal Agencies Receive Millions to Strengthen Cyber Security Defenses

SMS Text Used as New Tactic for Government Imposters Says IG The Inspector General for the Social Security Administration (SSA) says that a new Social Security scam is making … [Read more...] about Social Security Scam Spoofs Government ID

Debt Collectors Will Be Able to Contact You on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or via Text Messages A new rule from the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) … [Read more...] about Debt Collectors will be able to Contact You on Messaging Apps

Hackers Phished Campaign Staff with Fraudulent Invoices Officials from the Wisconsin Republican Party reported that $2.3 million USD in presidential election campaign funds were … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Republicans Say Hackers Stole $2.3M of Campaign Funds

Trump Website Defaced with Claims it Was Seized by Feds The campaign website of US President Donald Trump was defaced by unidentified cybercriminals yesterday. The hackers … [Read more...] about Trump Campaign Website Hacked

Treasury Dept Advisory Underscores Sanction Risks Associated with Ransomware Payments The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released an … [Read more...] about US Treasury Warns of Risks in Paying Ransomware Hackers

October is the Month to Learn How to Protect Yourself Online It's October which means National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) is on! This is the 17th annual event which … [Read more...] about National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Has Started

Free MDBR Service Helps Small Governments Block Malicious Domains The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Center for Internet Security (CIS) have … [Read more...] about CISA, CIS Service Secures Local Election Infrastructure

Stars and Stripes Newspaper for US Troops to Close This Month After Over 100 Years The US Pentagon issued a memo to end the US military’s Stars and Stripes newspaper. Stars and … [Read more...] about Pentagon Extinguishes Stars and Stripes Newspaper

SSA Announces National Slam the Scam Day to Stop Government Impersonation Scams and Educate the Public National Slam the Scam Day is March 5th. The endeavor is a joint effort … [Read more...] about SSA National Slam the Scam Day is Here