OK, it's year-end and everybody is thinking about the biggest this, biggest that of the year - of the decade, even. And we'll have our own lists, too, no worries. There's a lot to look back upon this year, and even more to look forward to in 2010.
But what are on my mind today are the big stories that no one seems...
Banking customers in three additional states have received bogus text messages purporting to be from their institutions.
As part a growing wave of similar phishing attempts throughout the nation, customers in Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Louis, Missouri and Lewiston, Idaho last week reported receiving text messages...
For the second time in recent months, bank customers have been sent phishing emails purporting to be from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC).
Residents in Palo Alto County, IA area have been warned by their banks of the email scam. The FDIC also on Thursday sent out an alert about the scam to all security...
Banking customers in two additional states have been hit by the telephone-based fraud scheme that already has struck institutions in several other states.
Chase Bank customers in the New York metro area have been receiving bogus text messages claiming to be from the bank, asking for account information. A local New York television station reported the phishing attack last week, claiming that "tens of millions of dollars" have already been stolen by fraudsters.
Just how good are you at getting the word out on phishing attempts against your institution?
The FDIC's alert this week is a great example of what needs to be told to customers.
Financial institutions in Kansas and New York report that their customers have received automated phone messages trying to trick them into giving out their banking information. These attacks follow an earlier spate of phone phishing attacks that hit 10 financial institutions in three other states.
Of all things I was prepared for over the Columbus Day weekend - baseball playoffs, kids' activities, fall foliage - I wasn't prepared for this: A week without bank failures.
A fresh string of phishing attacks have struck financial institutions nationwide over the past two weeks, with customers of 10 banks and credit unions in California, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin receiving fraudulent text messages or automated phone calls.
These incidents are concurrent with a new report...
It doesn't surprise me to hear that even top law enforcement officials don't bank online because they almost fell for a phisher's line of "Your bank account has been compromised, click here to reset your password..."
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