First Person: Identifying Bank Scams
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Idahoans targeted in ‘phishing’ scam that poses as calls from bank – The Spokesman-Review
Idahoans increasingly are being targeted in a “phishing” scam in which people receive calls that claim to come from their bank, suggest that their account has been compromised, and ask the victim to provide information to reactivate the card. The Idaho …
Phishing scam hitting local Wells Fargo Bank customers – Sun Advocate
A phishing scam asking for banking account information over the phone is hitting Utahns, including many here in Price. A local individual, who wished to remain anonymous, said she received a call this morning. The automated voice on the other line told her …
Joint UK and Ireland operation snares fake bank phishing gang – MacWorld UK
Cybercrime investigators claimed victory with the sentencing of three men on Monday following the prosecution of an organised phishing gang. The three men were accused of running up to 40 fake bank websites designed to harvest the credentials of online …
South Korea says North Korea staged cyber attack on bank – Channel NewsAsia
Those distributed-denial-of-service attacks used viruses planted in “zombie” computers which sought simultaneous access to selected sites and swamped them with traffic. “The laptop computer of the IT security worker became in September 2010 a zombie PC …
Fairfield County Bank Safeguards Commercial Customers from Cyber Thieves with IronKey Trusted Access – Newswiretoday.com
According to the latest reports from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), a staggering number of computers … banking and why anti-virus software, firewalls and other conventional safeguards are not able to stop these attacks.
Canara Bank Phishing ..Be Ready – Bloggernews.net
I would like to warn Canara Bank that I am noticing a new Phishing attack on Canara Bank customers today. While Phishing cases in ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, PNB ,SBI BOI, and Axis Bank have been reported earlier this appears to be a new addition to the list of …
Hackers rob thousands of bank accounts using malware in UK – Deccan Herald
In one of the most sophisticated cyber attacks, hackers have robbed nearly 675,000 pounds from about 3,000 online bank accounts in Britain. The scam was carried out by using a computer virus — described by experts as the most dangerous malware programme …
5 convicted in LA of bank account ‘phishing’ scam – San Jose Mercury News
LOS ANGELES—Authorities say five people have been convicted in a Los Angeles federal court for their role in an elaborate “phishing” scam based in the United States and Egypt that bilked bank customers out of at least $1 million. The U.S. Attorney’s …
Bank of America Scam – Phishing Email – Associated Content
You check your email only to find that your account at Bank of America has some “issues” and the only way to resolve them is to log in to your account (even if you don’t have one) and check your alerts. Seems odd, doesn’t it? I don’t even have an account …
