Accountability Authentication Banking Scams 
Malwarebytes
MAY 16, 2024
More and more websites and services are making multi-factor-authentication (MFA) mandatory, which makes it much harder for cybercriminals to access your accounts. But as security evolves, so do cybercriminals who are always looking for new ways to scam us. That’s a great thing. The user is then prompted for their MFA step.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
One of the more common ways cybercriminals cash out access to bank accounts involves draining the victim’s funds via Zelle , a “peer-to-peer” (P2P) payment service used by many financial institutions that allows customers to quickly send cash to friends and family.
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The Last Watchdog
AUGUST 21, 2023
Phone number spoofing involves manipulating caller ID displays to mimic legitimate phone numbers, giving scammers a deceptive veil of authenticity. Related: The rise of ‘SMS toll fraud’ The Bank of America scam serves as a prime example of how criminals exploit this technique.
Krebs on Security
APRIL 28, 2020
You may have heard that today’s phone fraudsters like to use use caller ID spoofing services to make their scam calls seem more believable. In that episode, the people impersonating his bank not only spoofed the bank’s real phone number, but they were also pretending to be him in a separate call at the same time with his bank.
Troy Hunt
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
You know how banks really, really want to avoid their customers falling victim to phishing scams? And how they put a heap of effort into education to warn folks about the hallmarks of phishing scams? And how banks are the shining beacons of light when it comes to demonstrating security best practices? Yeah, right.
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 28, 2020
Email service provider Sendgrid is grappling with an unusually large number of customer accounts whose passwords have been cracked, sold to spammers, and abused for sending phishing and email malware attacks. “And I just am not seeing anything this egregious in terms of viruses and spams from the other email service providers.”
Adam Levin
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Here are 50 ways to avoid getting scammed on Black Friday — and beyond. Credit cards offer markedly better fraud protections than debit cards , which connect directly to your bank account. Virtual credit cards similarly allow online shoppers to mask their financial accounts. Vary login credentials across accounts.
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