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FTC Advisory on Overpaid Utility Bill Scams

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has posted an advisory on overpaid utility bill scams. While primarily intended for consumers, a utility could provide this advisory to its customers to help them identify and avoid these scams. According to the advisory, in this scam a customer receives a robocall saying they paid too much on a utility bill. To make up for this mistake, they’ll get a cash refund and a discount on future bills. All they have to do is provide some information, such as their social security number or account details, to get their money and discount.

CISA and FBI Release Joint Advisories on Russian and Iranian APT Actors

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have released two joint cybersecurity advisories on widespread advanced persistent threat (APT) activity. The first, on Russian APT actors, is an update to a previous CISA-FBI advisory (AA20-283A APT Actors Chaining Vulnerabilities against SLTT, Critical Infrastructure, and Elections Organizations, published on October 9, 2020) and provides information on targeting of U.S.

FBI Tech Tuesday on Building a Digital Defense Against Misinformation and Disinformation

As part of its Tech Tuesday series, the FBI's Portland, Oregon office has published an article the provides tips for identifying misinformation and disinformation. One key factor it recommends watching for: Is the information designed to create a strong emotional reaction? If so, that can indicate that the person or group posting the information is trying to manipulate you.

U.S. Intelligence Officials Warn of Foreign Government Election-related Activity Intended to Incite Social Unrest

During a public briefing yesterday, top U.S. intelligence officials, including Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliff and FBI Director Christopher Wray, described some of the malicious activities foreign governments have taken ahead of the upcoming presidential election. In one example, they discussed how Iran had sent spoofed emails to voters that were intended to intimidate them. One of the goals of these efforts appears to be to incite social unrest.

15CFAM – Cybersecurity Culture is FUN

Alas! We get to one of my (Jennifer Lyn Walker) favorite 15CFAM topics, cybersecurity culture. Walking back through WaterISAC’s 15 Cybersecurity Fundamentals for Water and Wastewater Utilities guide, we wrap up another three relevant FUNdamentals into one. For this ‘15 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Awareness Month’ (15CFAM) series post we visit #8-Create a Cybersecurity Culture, #9-Develop and Enforce Cybersecurity Policies and Procedures, and #12-Tackle Insider Threats.

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