Reports of phishing targeted at customers of banks appear to be on the rise. Websense Security Labs, in a statement released recently, said it had received reports of such attacks from customers of AXIS Bank. The Lab went on to say that it found a malware in the web site of Syndicate Bank.
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Bank customers face phishing attacks
August 20th, 2007 — Bank Security
What is Phishing?
August 20th, 2007 — Bank Security
What is Phishing? It is becoming increasingly common to tune in to the news or load your favorite news Web site and read about yet another Internet e-mail scam. An e-mail scam is a fraudulent e-mail that appears to be from a legitimate Internet address with a justifiable request — usually to verify your personal information or account details. One example would be if you received an e-mail that appears to be from your bank requesting you click a hyperlink in the e-mail and verify your online banking information. Usually there will be a repercussion stated in the e-mail for not following the link, such as “your account will be closed or suspended”. The goal of the sender is for you to disclose personal and (or) account related information. This type of e-mail scam is also called phishing.