Hurricane Helene Prompts CISA Fraud Warning

The report warns that cybercriminals will exploit Hurricane Helene-related fear and interest to launch phishing and fraud campaigns—examples include fake charity donation appeals, impersonated energy or phone outage notices, bogus contractor offers demanding upfront payment, and business email compromise schemes—and cites CISA guidance urging individuals and organizations to be suspicious of hurricane-related emails, attachments, links, social media pleas, texts, and door-to-door solicitations.