When Congress passed a $900 billion economic relief package in December 2020, it wasn’t just unemployed Americans and those with low to moderate incomes who were happy: Scammers rejoiced as well. Luckily, there are some ways to ensure that the government money goes into the right hands. The Washington State Auditor revealed that the personal data of 1.4 million state residents may have been stolen in a hack of third-party software provider Accellion in late January. There are some tried and true methods for ensuring that your interactions with government agencies of all sorts are handled securely and privately.”]