Alert: FinCEN Asks Financial Institutions to Stay Vigilant to COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Scams and Cyber Attacks

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice this week to alert financial institutions about the potential for fraud, ransomware attacks, or similar types of criminal activity related to COVID-19 vaccines and their distribution. This Notice also provides specific instructions for filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) regarding such suspicious activity related to COVID-19 vaccines and their distribution.

Notice: https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/COVID-19%20Vaccine%20Notice%20508.pdf