Latest scam alerts

Recent bulletins from the FTC, FBI IC3, and Social Security Administration OIG, summarized here and linked back to the original release.

• FBI (IC3)August 4, 2026

  Ongoing Threats of Swatting and Indicators for Community Members

  Ongoing Threats of Swatting and Indicators for Community Members

  • fbi
  • ic3
• FBI (IC3)July 30, 2026

  Malicious Cyber Actors Targeting Water and Wastewater Sector Internet Facing Programmable Logic Controllers, Causing Operational Disruptions

  Malicious Cyber Actors Targeting Water and Wastewater Sector Internet Facing Programmable Logic Controllers, Causing Operational Disruptions

  • fbi
  • ic3
• Social Security Administration OIGJuly 29, 2026

  Beware of Fake "Call Transfers" to Social Security or OIG

  The Office of the Inspector General is directly responsible for meeting the statutory mission of promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of Social Security Administration programs and operations and to prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in such programs and operations.

  • ssa
  • oig
• FBI (IC3)July 20, 2026

  FBI Warns of Scammers Impersonating the IC3

  FBI Warns of Scammers Impersonating the IC3

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  • ic3
• FBI (IC3)June 26, 2026

  Russian Intelligence Services Continue to Target Commercial Messaging Applications

  Russian Intelligence Services Continue to Target Commercial Messaging Applications

  • fbi
  • ic3