Senior Cyber Safety Briefing – September 2, 2025
🚨ALERT - Hackers exploit new Medicare-themed phishing wave targeting seniors 👉Why it matters - Scammers are sending emails and texts claiming to offer “new Medicare benefits” but link to fake portals that steal Social Security numbers and bank details. This campaign has been spreading aggressively across the U.S. in the past 24 hours. 📣Call to Action - Delete unexpected Medicare messages and only use the official Medicare.gov site for updates. 🔥PRIVACY & BIG TECH - Meta faces EU probe over handling of older users’ health-related ad data 👉Why it matters - Regulators warn that sensitive information, including health conditions and age brackets, may have been misused in targeted advertising. Seniors are disproportionately exposed to predatory health-product ads. 📣Call to Action - Review and restrict your Facebook ad preferences under Settings → Ads → Ad Topics to reduce unwanted targeting. 🧠MUST-READ - FBI: Voice-cloning scams double in 2025, seniors losing life ...