Some Social Insurance Services May Be Unavailable During Checks After Cyberattack

Summary

The agency says maintenance and checks initiated after a cyberattack on information systems may affect some services. It warns benefit recipients that staff will not request confidential information by phone or message.

Key points

• The agency says maintenance and checks initiated by the Public Services Agency after a cyberattack may affect access to some services.
• The agency says its staff do not contact benefit recipients by phone or message to request personal or confidential information.
• People can verify doubtful information through the agency's call center.
• The agency advises caution when using online resources and directs users to its official site, www[.]cnas[.]gov[.]md, for service updates.