WASHINGTON – Millions of federal workers who had their personal information stolen in the Office of Personnel Management cyber attack will have to watch out for another security concern. Scammers may attempt to profit from employees who think they are trying to protect their identity after the breach.
Federal workers who were compromised will be contacted by email or U.S. mail between June 8 and July 19. But the Federal Trade Commission warns criminals also may try to take advantage and send fraudulent emails claiming to offer identity protection during that time.
The identity protection CSID is notifying those employees and the official email will come from opmcio@csid.com. The email will contain a PIN and a link to enroll in the CSID Protector Plus program.
Any other unsolicited email about the breach may be a scam.
To sign up for the CSID program, go to the CSID website, enter the PIN, the last four digits of your Social Security number and other identifying information.
The FTC warns that OPM will not be calling employees. If you were targeted by a phishing email or fraudulent call, file a complaint with the FTC and forward the email to spam@uce.gov.
