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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
H-1 to have full closure this weekend. What you need to know
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is closing the westbound H-1 Freeway Airport Viaduct for nighttime construction on Friday, May 16, and Saturday, May 17. The full closure begins at 11 p.m. and ends at 6 a.m. each day. It's all part of the ongoing improvement project for the viaduct. Hawaiian Airlines to enforce new 'no-show' policy starting May 15 Here is what you need to know. Know where the closure starts and ends The entire westbound section of the H-1 Airport Viaduct will close between the Keehi Interchange and the Pearl Harbor Interchange. During the closure, no westbound traffic will be allowed on that stretch of freeway. Hawaiʻi's best ice cream shops help cool off the rising heat Plan ahead for detours On-ramps to the viaduct from Lunalilo Freeway, Nimitz Highway and Kamehameha Highway will also be closed. Drivers should use Nimitz Highway as a detour. The Rodgers Boulevard on-ramp from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport will remain open, but the Aolele Street on-ramp will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday until 1 a.m. more weekend lane closures Even outside of the full closures, three right lanes on the westbound viaduct remain closed on weekends. This ongoing lane restriction will continue until mid-June, so plan accordingly if you travel that route. It's your chance to have dessert with Dolly Parton Construction crews will be installing expansion joints This part of the project involves working on the concrete deck and placing expansion joints across the road surface. This work is necessary to support the long-term structure of the freeway. Always follow safety signs and updates HDOT urges all drivers to obey traffic signs and barriers. Special duty police officers will be on site. Get news on the go with KHON 2GO, KHON's morning podcast, every morning at 8 Click for updates or sign up for alerts through GovDelivery. All work is weather-dependent and subject to schedule changes. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
INDOT: Delete and report suspicious tolling-related text and email messages
If you have received a text message related to unpaid or past due tolls from the Indiana Department of Transportation or another state agency, delete the message and report it to the Federal Trade Commission and/or Internet Crime Complaint Center. State agencies do not send text messages related to unpaid or past due tolls. In addition, state agencies no longer use GovDelivery to distribute agency messages, and transitioned to Salesforce Marketing Cloud for this service in late 2024. Sign up to receive text and email updates from INDOT at
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Hackers may have misused US government's email alert system to send scam messages
Representative image Hackers have reportedly misused a US federal and state government department's email notification system to send scam messages . This system, which is used to alert residents to important information, has been exploited by cybercriminals, a report claims. According to a report by TechCrunch, the US state of Indiana has said that it is "aware of fraudulent messages purportedly sent by state agencies" concerning unpaid tolls. The report also claims to have reviewed an example of a scam email sent from an Indiana government department. This email claimed the recipient had an outstanding toll balance and contained a disguised link redirecting to a malicious site. The Indiana Office of Technology issued a statement saying they are "working with the company that was used to deliver those messages to stop any further communication.' The state suggested that a contractor's account was compromised and used to distribute the scam messages. However, Indiana clarified that it was not aware of "any current state systems" being compromised but did not exclude the possibility of a prior breach. The statement also revealed that the contract with the unnamed company, which ended in December 2024, "did not remove the state's account." The company was later identified as government tech major Granicus by TechCrunch. What Granicus said about hackers misusing the govt email alert system In a statement to TechCrunch, Granicus spokesperson Sharon Rushen said: 'We are aware of the recent malicious emails sent via GovDelivery from Indiana's government domain.' The company acknowledged that the breach resulted from a compromised user account but dismissed Indiana's allegations. 'Granicus systems themselves were not breached,' said Rushen. The company also confirmed that it has the technical means to determine how many individuals received the malicious emails, but has yet to disclose that figure. How scammers used to email alert system to trap users In January, the Federal Trade Commission identified a practice where scammers were increasingly sending fake toll notices by text and email. These cybercriminals target official government mailing systems to make their messages appear legitimate. In one case shared with TechCrunch, a phishing email claiming unpaid Texas tolls was sent from an Indiana Emergency Operations Center address. It warned of penalties or vehicle registration holds and included a link disguised as a URL, which redirected to a fraudulent TxTag site. This fake site stole personal details, including name, address, phone number and credit card information. AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
TechCrunch
13-05-2025
- Business
- TechCrunch
Government email alert system GovDelivery used to send scam messages
An email notification system used by U.S. federal and state government departments to alert residents to important information, has been used to send scam emails, TechCrunch has learned. The U.S. state of Indiana said Tuesday that it is 'aware of fraudulent messages purportedly sent by state agencies' to residents about unpaid tolls. TechCrunch has seen one email message sent from an Indiana government department that claimed the recipient had an outstanding toll balance, and contained a disguised link that redirected to a malicious site. A statement from the Indiana Office of Technology said it was 'working with the company that was used to deliver those messages to stop any further communication.' Indiana said a contractor's account was hacked and used to send the scam messages. The state said it was not aware of 'any current state systems' being compromised, but did not rule out an earlier breach. The statement said that the contract with the unspecified company, which TechCrunch has learned is govtech giant Granicus, ended in December 2024, but the state claimed that the company 'did not remove the state's account.' When reached for comment, Granicus spokesperson Sharon Rushen told TechCrunch: 'We are aware of the recent malicious emails sent via GovDelivery from Indiana's government domain.' The company confirmed the breach was caused by a compromised user account, but did not comment on Indiana's claims. 'Granicus systems themselves were not breached,' said Rushen. When asked, the company said it does have the technical means to determine how many individuals received the malicious emails, but did not immediately provide a figure of those affected. Fake toll messages are an increasingly common scam, as the Federal Trade Commission warned in January. The scam involves sending text messages and emails that claim the recipients owe money to tolling agencies across the United States. By targeting email systems used by governments to notify the public, scammers are hoping victims would be more likely to open official-looking emails. A person who received the scam message shared the email with TechCrunch. The scam email was sent from an official Indiana government email address associated with the state's Emergency Operations Center, which coordinates responses and alerts in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency events. The email claimed the recipient had unpaid tolls in Texas, and that 'failure to pay may result in penalties or vehicle registration holds.' The scam email contained a link, which appears as an official web address, but when clicked redirects to a malicious site impersonating the website of state of Texas' Department of Transport's road toll collection service, TxTag. The scam website attempted to trick users into turning over their personal information, such as their name, phone number, home address, and their credit card details. The site (and another clone site hosted on a similar domain) appeared to be offline as of Tuesday morning on the U.S. east coast. A spokesperson for the Indiana government did not immediately comment.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
DEQ says cyberattack made them not receive emails April 9-11. Here's what to know
PORTLAND, Ore. () — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality says it didn't receive any emails sent to them from April 9 through April 11 due to a . DEQ officials said that if anyone had sent an email to them during that time, they should go into their 'sent' folder and 're-send the same email to the same email address.' VIDEO: Tula-Tu makes first outdoor public appearance A number of DEQ projects and proposals have an active public comment period that may have been affected by the outage. Due to this, the below public comment periods were extended to April 25: Sundown Sanitary District water quality permit, submit comments to: Terrebonne Sanitary District's proposed categorical exclusion, submit comments to: The public hearing for the City of Molalla's water quality draft permit will be rescheduled. The hearing date and the preceding public comment period will be announced through GovDelivery as soon as possible. Some Portland-area DEQ locations morning after the cyberattack shuttered its network operations, including vehicle inspection stations. DEQ officials said they to address the issue. DEQ officials said only comments sent by email during the timeframe of April 9-April 11 need to be resubmitted. Comments sent via Your DEQ Online were received by DEQ and do not need to be resubmitted. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
