Senior Cyber Safety Briefing – October 24, 2025
🚨ALERT – Major health‑insurer breach: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana exposes up to 462,000 members’ data 👉Why it matters – If you’re a member (or someone senior you know is), your personal and medical information may have been exposed in the breach of a third‑party vendor for BCBSMT. That means scammers could use your data to impersonate you or your provider and try to steal money or identity. Newsweek 📣Call to Action – If you’re a BCBSMT member (or have ever been), check your credit report, enroll in any free monitoring the insurer offers, and be suspicious of any unexpected contact purporting to be from your insurer. 📈ECONOMY & SECURITY – Meta Platforms launches new anti‑scam alert features for older users on WhatsApp & Messenger 👉Why it matters – Social‑media and messaging platforms are a favorite playground for fraudsters targeting seniors. By adding extra alerts, Meta is acknowledging that older adults need extra protection. Yahoo Tech 📣Call to Action – On W...