Widespread Vishing Effort Impersonates CISA Staff

The CISA issued an alert about a vishing campaign where scammers impersonate CISA personnel to request payments (cash, gift cards, or cryptocurrency). The advisory urges targets to refuse payment requests, record the caller number, report to law enforcement and CISA, and highlights that such impersonation and brand-scam tactics are rising; experts recommend employee education, multi-layered defenses, and AI-based detection to mitigate these social-engineering attacks.