Phishing Email Impersonating CIMA Official (2026-09-11)

Summary

This is a public notice from CIMA warning that a phishing campaign is circulating emails that impersonate its Chief Operations Officer, Mr. Patrick Bodden, in order to obtain sensitive information from recipients. CIMA confirms these emails are fraudulent and did not originate from the Authority or Mr. Bodden.

• How to identify fraud: Legitimate CIMA emails only come from addresses ending in @cima.ky; anything from a different domain should be treated as suspicious.
• What to do: Do not respond, click links, or open attachments in suspicious emails; verify any unexpected communication through CIMA's official channels before acting.
• Reporting: Report suspected phishing or impersonation attempts to abuse@cima.ky.

This is an informational security alert rather than a rule change; it does not amend any regulatory requirements but urges caution among the public and industry stakeholders.

Applies to

members of the public, industry stakeholders