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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> DeBord, Jason <jdebord@OhioSOS.Gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 10, 2025 11:48 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Cyber Safe Holiday Message from The Secretary of State's Cyber Defense Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Cyber Safe Holiday Message from CDT – December 10, 2025 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Happy Holidays BOE Directors, Deputies, Staff, and Board Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">The holidays are here, and the scammers are working overtime. December has become the official Super Bowl of cybercrime, as the FBI and CISA both say attacks spike 30 to 50% this month.
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Here are the Top 5 Holiday Scams going on RIGHT NOW in December 2025 and a few tips to dodge them:
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b><u>Fake shipping alerts </u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">“Your package from Amazon/Walmart/FedEx/UPS/USPS is delayed – click to reschedule.”
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Real companies almost never ask you to log in from a text or email. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Rule</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">: Type the tracking number directly on the official site. Never click links.
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b><u>“Boss’s” gift-card urgency </u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">You get a Teams/Slack/email from “the CEO” or “HR” saying: “Hey, can you grab 10 Apple gift cards real quick? I’m in a meeting.”
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In 2025 this is still the #1 way small companies lose $5k–$50k in one afternoon. <o:p>
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<b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Rule</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">: Pick up the phone or walk over. Get verification from a real person in your chain of command.
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b><u>Charity scams that look heartbreakingly real </u>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">New this year: deep-fake videos of “orphans in Ukraine” or “disaster victims” begging for crypto.
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If it’s asking for Bitcoin, Gift Cards, Zelle, or Cash App, it’s fake 99.9% of the time.
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<b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Rule</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">: Give only through known links on the actual charity’s website.
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b><u>Free gift/loyalty points phishing </u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">“Congratulations! You’ve won a $1,000 Best Buy/Starbucks card – claim in 24 hrs.”
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These pages now use AI to copy the real site perfectly. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Rule</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">: If you didn’t enter a contest, you didn’t win. Close it, and if it’s to your SOS email, report it.
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</span></span></b><![endif]><b><u>Public Wi-Fi “Evil Twin” hotspots</u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Shopping at the mall? That “Target_Guest_WiFi_5G” might be a fake hotspot stealing everything.
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December 2025 favorite: fake “charge your Tesla free” stations that install malware when you plug in.
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<b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Rule</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">: Use your phone’s hotspot or a VPN. No exceptions when banking or working.
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">If anything smells even a little phishy, hit that report phishing button to fast-track it right to the top of the Cyber Defense Team wish-list. And yes, we check it twice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Let’s make 2025 the year the Grinch gets coal. <o:p>
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<b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Remember</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">: If an offer seems too good to be true, it probably is!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Happy (and safe) Holidays! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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