Just because it's .gov doesn't mean that email is trustworthy Cybercrooks abusing emergency data requests in the US isn't new, but the FBI says it's becoming a more pronounced issue as the year draws to a close.

They are now hacking into official email addresses of government agencies and ... Data extracted from such scams can be used in phishing scams, financial fraud, and identity thefts. The FBI has two pieces of advice for the companies.

The FBI has issued a warning about a new hacking technique where criminals are impersonating law enforcement officials to steal sensitive data from US companies. By using fraudulent "emergency data requests" (EDRs),