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Building Cyber-Resilient Payroll Systems in Government

Route Fifty – Payroll systems don’t usually make headlines, but in 2024, the State Department warned employees about a payroll fraud scheme where cybercriminals posed as staff to reroute direct deposits. It started with spoofed emails that looked like they came from real employees and retirees, and some included fake 1099 forms loaded with malware.

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