Remaining vigilant will protect the USPS network from cyber attacks

May 14, 2026 The Postal Service is reminding employees and contractors to be aware of the growing social engineering threat to the organization. Social engineering is the use of deception and psychological pressure to influence people to divulge confidential information or grant unauthorized access to systems and data. Unlike traditional cyberattacks that exploit system vulnerabilities, … Read more

Postal Bulletin focuses on social engineering risks

Social engineering schemes target Postal Service employees and contractors with deceptive tactics that convince individuals to reveal sensitive information or compromise systems.

Latest edition of Postal Bulletin highlights Cyber Security

Disconnect to Protect! Hackers these days use a variety of techniques to infiltrate networks, systems, and devices to steal your information, or even your identity. Targets include all mobile devices, such as phones, tablets, fitness trackers, or other Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-enabled devices, or devices that use a USB cable. Hackers target mobile devices with malicious … Read more

USPS: Beware of Ransomware

Cybercriminals are turning to a new form of malware in large numbers. Ransomware, like the name suggests, is a new form of “cyber extortion” wherein the data on an infected computer or network is encrypted and inaccessible to the user unless a ransom is paid to the hacker. Any and all data, files, folders, or … Read more