According to NextGov, it obtained a screenshot of an incident overview presentation that confirmed confirmed “a ‘widespread cybersecurity incident’ at the Federal Emergency Management Agency [that] allowed hackers to make off with employee data from both the disaster management office and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.”

The incident reportedly started on June 22, 2025

Unfortunately, when natural disasters hit innocent victims and good-natured people want to help those in need, scammers swoop in to manipulate the bleak situation to commit fraud or price gouging.

Following Hurricanes Helene and Milton , the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a warning

The bi-partisan infrastructure bill presently being debated in the U.S. Senate includes up to $1 billion in funding to state and local governments to enhance cybersecurity measures over four years.

The proposed funding would create a grant program to benefit state and local cybersecurity programs, which would be administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency