The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning the public, private sector, and international community of the threat posed to computer networks and critical infrastructure by cyber actors attributed to the Russian Federal Security Service's (FSB) Center 16. The FBI detected Russian FSB cyber actors exploiting Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and end-of-life networking devices running an unpatched vulnerability (CVE-2018-0171) in Cisco Smart Install (SMI) to broadly target entit...| www.ic3.gov
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is issuing this announcement to inform the public of an emerging criminal tactic used to further defraud cryptocurrency scam victims. This PSA is an update to Alert Number I-081123-PSA, published on 08/11/2023, titled, "Increase in Companies Falsely Claiming an Ability to Recover Funds Lost in Cryptocurrency Investment Scams."| www.ic3.gov
Increase in Companies Falsely Claiming an Ability to Recover Funds Lost in Cryptocurrency Investment Scams| www.ic3.gov
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This PSA is an update to Alert Number I-062424-PSA titled, "Fictitious Law Firms Targeting Cryptocurrency Scam Victims Offering to Recover Funds." This updated advisory provides additional red flag indicators and due diligence measures to help victims who have been in contact with fictitious law firms conducting this fraudulent activity.| www.ic3.gov
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning the public about Hacker Com, one of three subsets of the growing and evolving online threat group known as The Com, short for The Community. The Com is a primarily English speaking, international, online ecosystem comprised of multiple interconnected networks whose members, many of whom are minors, engage in a variety of criminal violations. Members of Hacker Com typically have a shared interest, ideology, or goal and work together, adding others...| www.ic3.gov
The FBI warns the public about criminals targeting US stock investors through social media platforms and messaging service applications (apps). The scheme, known as a "ramp-and-dump" stock manipulation, targets US investors through online engagement, often via social media advertisements or messages promoting an "investment club" of fellow investors, some of which may be bots or fake accounts. These promotions typically direct victims to secure messaging apps where the group operates. To appe...| www.ic3.gov
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns the public about criminals impersonating legitimate health insurers and their investigative team members. These criminals are sending emails and text messages to patients and health care providers, disguising them as legitimate communications from trusted health care authorities. The messages are designed to pressure victims into disclosing protected health information, medical records, personal financial details, or providing reimbursements for...| www.ic3.gov
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is issuing this Public Service Announcement to warn the public about cyber criminals exploiting Internet of Things (IoT)1 devices connected to home networks to conduct criminal activity using the BADBOX 2.0 botnet2. Cyber criminals gain unauthorized access to home networks through compromised IoT devices, such as TV streaming devices, digital projectors, aftermarket vehicle infotainment systems, digital picture frames and other products. Most of the i...| www.ic3.gov
For a user to receive a token in their wallet as part of the airdrop process, the user must either hold the specific token offered, be a part of the community, or simply own a non-custodial wallet. Once the transaction is completed, and the user receives unsolicited or promotional cryptocurrency tokens and rewards in their non-custodial wallet as part of the airdrop process, a plaintext "memo" section appears that may be used to provide additional context about the transaction, including a re...| www.ic3.gov
The FBI is warning the public that criminals exploit generative artificial intelligence (AI) to commit fraud on a larger scale which increases the believability of their schemes. Generative AI reduces the time and effort criminals must expend to deceive their targets. Generative AI takes what it has learned from examples input by a user and synthesizes something entirely new based on that information. These tools assist with content creation and can correct for human errors that might otherwi...| www.ic3.gov
FBI is issuing this announcement to warn and provide mitigation tips to the public about an ongoing malicious text and voice messaging campaign. Since April 2025, malicious actors have impersonated senior US officials to target individuals, many of whom are current or former senior US federal or state government officials and their contacts. If you receive a message claiming to be from a senior US official, do not assume it is authentic.| www.ic3.gov
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning the public and private sector of the threat posed to U.S. businesses by Information Technology (IT) workers from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). North Korea is evading U.S. and U.N. sanctions by targeting private companies to illicitly generate substantial revenue for the regime. North Korean IT workers use a variety of techniques to obfuscate their identities, including leveraging U.S.-based individuals, both witti...| www.ic3.gov
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Since early-March 2024, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has received over 2,000 complaints reporting smishing1 texts representing road toll collection service from at least three states. IC3 complaint information indicates the scam may be moving from state-to-state.| www.ic3.gov
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is providing an update to previously shared guidance regarding Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) Information Technology (IT) workers to raise public awareness of their increasingly malicious activity, which has recently included data extortion. FBI is warning the public, private sector, and international community about North Korean IT workers' continued victimization of US-based businesses. In recent months, in addition to data exto...| www.ic3.gov
The United States (U.S.) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are updating previous warnings and guidance to the international community, the private sector, and the public to better understand and guard against the inadvertent recruitment, hiring, and facilitation of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, a.k.a. North Korea) information technology (IT) workers. In 2022, the U.S. and ROK Government issued public advisories to provide detailed information on how DPRK IT workers operate, and i...| www.ic3.gov