Please Be Aware
There is an uptick in fraudulent email incidents impacting Jewish organizations across the country, and they are more elaborate than the typical phishing and spoofing scams. These include producing fake invoices from email addresses that appear to match someone with a known relationship with the victim. For more information, read SCN SITUATION REPORT: Fraudulent Emails Impact Jewish Organizations with Reported Financial Losses.
Per a report published by Tel Aviv University, 2025 saw the largest amount of Diaspora Jews murdered in antisemitic attacks since 1994. See article below for details as well as a copy of the report.
So far in 2026 we have logged 81 incidents in our Virtual Command Center which is in comparison to 87 at this time last year. Please continue to report any suspicious incidents via the Incident Report Form.
Security Matters in the News This Week
- ISIS-inspired suspects in bombing attempt on New York mayor’s home plead not guilty to federal charges (nbcnews.com)
- Duke suspends Students for Justice in Palestine following complaints over antisemitic Instagram post (msn.com)
- US marshals arrest Silver Spring man for stalking, making ‘antisemitic gesture’ toward a woman (JNS.org)
- 2025 toll of Diaspora Jews killed in antisemitic attacks was highest in three decades (timesofisrael.com)
- Man convicted in series of NYC hate crime assaults sentenced to prison (cbsnews.com)
- Neo-Nazi pleads guilty to trying to give Hezbollah intel on Israeli officials in US (timesofisrael.com)
BluePoint Status
BluePoint is now live in 34 of the 36 locations. Police boxes have been installed at 29 of our organizations, enabling law enforcement to have immediate access in an emergency.
Security Resources and/or Training
Cyber Security & Digital Media Safety: Part B
Green Tree, PA 15205 United States + Google Map
Students are More Connected Than Ever to Technology How do we keep them safe in the world of digital media? The Jewish Federation joins forces with the Catholic Schools Office of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, the FBI, the US Attorney General's Office and the PA State Police to educate learners and families. PART A: October 8 at 6:00 PM Learn more about the dangers our kids are facing each and every day from the experts. PART B: October 15 at 6:00 PM Join us again for a Hands-on technology workshop ...
In the event of an emergency, please be aware that we have adopted the Standard Response Protocol to best communicate across communities and emergency response teams.
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