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The FBI's December 2025 update says the impersonation activity dates back to 2023 and has widened to officials' family members and personal acquaintances.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Activity dating back to 2023 reveals malicious actors have impersonated senior U.S. state government”
Update to Senior US Officials Impersonated in Malicious Messaging Campaign (Alert I-121925-PSA), FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation (IC3), 2025, Alert I-121925-PSA, opening paragraph.
Open the original- What it measures
- An update to the FBI's May 2025 alert, issued after the campaign's scope became clearer.
- What it does not show
- The update does not give victim numbers or losses.