OT: New serious phishing method

Coursedesign wrote on 3/30/2006, 11:17 PM

Three Florida banks have had identity-theft attacks launched from their own websites.

More here.

Yikes.

Also from this article: The big banks are able to put more resources into securing their sites.

No kidding.

Comments

TheHappyFriar wrote on 3/31/2006, 3:31 AM

someone finaly figured out how to make clicking on a link look legit. Bout time!

Luckly my bank NEVER does contact via e-mail, just mail & telephone. So, know your bank people.

Serena wrote on 3/31/2006, 7:40 PM

The rule-of-thumb is never reply to any email purporting to come from financial institutions where you are asked to provide personal information.