WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Bill Cassidy, R-La., and John Fetterman, D-Pa., today introduced their bipartisan, bicameral Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act to boost security of electronic SNAP benefit cards amid a sharp rise in theft by hackers and scammers.
Representatives Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., and Mike Lawler, R-N.Y. are leading the legislation in the House.
Tens of millions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have been stolen by criminals exploiting lax cybersecurity of electronic SNAP benefit cards. Congress has spent years pressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to require states to issue cards with secure ch...