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As cyber threats evolve, cities and counties need to safeguard staffers’ mobile devices

American City & Country

LeMaster continues: “If someone clicks on the link, they may be directed to a phishing site and asked to provide credentials and multi-factor authentication (MFA) tokens, or surveillance-ware could be installed on their device, allowing attackers to access their government accounts or monitor device activity.

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Tackling public sector fraud with AI tools

Open Access Government - Technology News

Recent examples illustrate how fraudsters have deceived victims by convincingly imitating family members, work colleagues, customers, suppliers, law enforcement agencies, government employees, and tax officials via emails, social media messages, phone calls, and video calls. particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic.