Security News > 2020 > October > FBI warns of newly registered domains spoofing US Census Bureau
The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a flash alert to warn of the potential use of spoofed US Census Bureau domains in future malicious campaigns including phishing and credential theft attacks.
The US Census Bureau is a federal government statistical agency that collects statistical data on the US economy and population, data used by the federal government to allocate over $675B in federal funds to tribal, local, and state governments each year.
"The FBI has observed entities not associated with the US Census Bureau registering numerous domains spoofing the Bureau's websites, likely for malicious purposes," the US intelligence and security service says.
The full list of 63 domains with names similar to legitimate Census Bureau domains registered by unknown entities in this recent typosquatting campaign is available in the flash alert.
"As part of the US government's facilities sector, the Census Bureau remains a target for both criminal and nation-state actors aiming to negatively affect the US Government and create distrust among US citizens," the FBI added.