Big German banks hit by phishing attacks
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Two of Germany&#39;s biggest banks became the latest victims of phishing attacks last week as internationally organized criminal groups roam the globe seeking new targets, according to a spokesman at Postbank.
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Criminals are increasingly trying to   trick citizens into giving them their bank account details,   according to a survey published on Monday which showed such   "phishing" attempts almost doubled in the first six months.
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Sunbelt Software reports that the Bank of India's Web site has been hacked and is dispensing an enormous amount of malware, including rootkits and trojans, to visitors.
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Browser flaw may leave you vulnerable to phishing attacks.
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Fraudsters have developed phishing emails capable of automatically stealing bank log-in details without requiring users to click on a website link, email filtering firm MessageLabs warns.
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The number of Web sites used to steal private account information from online consumers surged in October, as banks and other financial institutions continued to struggle against Internet &quot;phishing&quot; schemes.
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The attorney general's request that banks send spam to warn of phishing has some befuddled.
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German police Thursday arrested five suspects and are seeking another in a phishing scam that took Postbank customers to the tune of 30,000 ($40,184).
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The rise in online scams has companies spending hefty sums to educate customers about fraud prevention and to address 'phishing' damage.
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Consumer group Which? says banks should automatically compensate victims of online phishing frauds.
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Gone Spear phishin' A provider of online security services has uncovered a highly sophisticated phishing scheme that has already duped at least 1,400 US executives. They were fooled into sending sensitive information in response to an email purporting to come from officials at the Better Business Bureau.â¦
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With consumers finally getting wise to phishing attacks, scammers are hitting the phones.The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation&#39;s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warned Thursday that so-called &quot;vishing&quot; attacks are on the rise. These are scams where criminals send an e-mail or text message to a victim, saying there has been a security problem and the victim needs to call his or her bank to reactivate a credit or debit card.&quot;Upon calling the telephone number, the recipient is greeted with &#39;Welcome to the bank of ...&#39; and then [is] requested to enter their card number in order to resolve a pending security issue,&quot; the IC3 said in its alert.In the past few years, inexpensive VoIP&#160;technology and open-source call-center software has made it inexpensive for scammers to set up phony call centers, paving the way for these new types of scams. Security experts say that vishing can be more effective than traditional phishing techniques -- which direct victims to fake Web sites -- because the voice-based attacks have not been as widely publicized.A new vishing scam involves sending text messages to cell phones, instructing victims to contact the fake online bank to renew their accounts, the IC3 said.Those who are unsure whether they have been targeted by this scam should look up the bank&#39;s phone number and call the bank directly, the IC3 advises.Operated in partnership with the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center, the IC3 is a clearing house for Internet crime complaints.
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Security researchers are working to shut down a hacking attack targeting Internet banking users of at least 50 financial institutions in the U.S. and Europe.
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PEWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 5  /PRNewswire/ -- A new "phishing" scam aims to prey on members of credit unions -- not-for-profit, member-owned financial institutions that have more than two million members in Wisconsin.
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Fraud losses from email phishing attacks will hit $137m globally in 2004, according to a study from research and consulting firm TowerGroup.
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Danish security firm Secunia has issued warnings about a vulnerability in most Web browsers that could allow hackers to hijack pop-up windows on trusted Web sites to launch phishing attacks.
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