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Senior Cyber Safety Briefing – September 13, 2025

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🚨ALERT - “Phantom Hacker” scam steals over $1B, heavily targeting seniors 👉Why it matters - Scammers are using a three‑phase fraud: tech support / bank / government impersonation to trick people (often seniors) into moving life savings into “safe accounts” that turn out to be fake. Once the money is gone, it’s almost always gone.  📣Call to Action - Don’t let someone walk you through account access unless you initiated contact. If anyone asks you to move money to some “safe” account, double‑check with someone you trust, or call the bank yourself using a known number. 🧠MUST‑READ - Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday fixes 80+ vulnerabilities including a serious SMB privilege escalation bug (CVE‑2025‑55234)  👉Why it matters - If your Windows computer isn’t up to date, an attacker might use this to get higher privileges and possibly take over, especially on networks or devices with older settings.  📣Call to Action - Install the latest Windows updates now , and mak...