Computer Safety & News

US CERT warns of new waves of robo-calls and spammed email circulating in the wild, as shared below.  The IRS always uses US POSTAL MAIL as key means of contact, rather than voice or email & when in doubt contact them directly. https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/06/07/IRS-Warns-New-Tax-Scams QUOTE:    The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a reminder urging consumers […]

US CERT shares awareness & links below for FBI’s new Protected Voices initiative https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/06/06/FBI-Releases-Article-Protected-Voices-Campaign QUOTE    The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released an article on the Protected Voices initiative designed to mitigate the risk of cyber influence operations targeting U.S. elections. As part of the initiative, FBI offices are coordinating with political campaigns at […]