Sens. Wyden, Fetterman Urge USDA to Stop Hackers & Fraudsters From Stealing Low-Income Families Food Benefits
December 18, 2024
December 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and John Fetterman, D-Pa., urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to swiftly release its proposed rule to upgrade the security of electronic cards used by low-income families to receive food benefits at grocery stores.
The USDA has not made any security upgrades to these cards since 2010. With older and more insecure magnetic strips remaining in . . .
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and John Fetterman, D-Pa., urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to swiftly release its proposed rule to upgrade the security of electronic cards used by low-income families to receive food benefits at grocery stores.
The USDA has not made any security upgrades to these cards since 2010. With older and more insecure magnetic strips remaining in . . .