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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
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- An FBI update, dated December 2025, to its May 2025 warning. It says the activity dates to 2023 and has widened to officials' family members and acquaintances.
- How much weight it carries
- Official federal guidance. It names the campaign's targets but does not say how many people were affected.
Facts taken from this source
- The FBI's December 2025 update says the impersonation activity dates back to 2023 and has widened to officials' family members and personal acquaintances.
“Activity dating back to 2023 reveals malicious actors have impersonated senior U.S. state government” (Alert I-121925-PSA, opening paragraph)