New "Chat-in-the-Middle" Phishing Attack
There is a new type of phishing attack out there now that targets people that do online banking. The new "chat-in-the-middle" attack is fairly clever so, while most of you wouldn't fall for this, it could dupe some of your less savvy friends and family.
There is a new type of phishing attack out there now that targets people that do online banking. The new "chat-in-the-middle" attack is fairly clever so, while most of you wouldn't fall for this, it could dupe some of your less savvy friends and family.
During the live chat session, the fraudster behind the attack presents himself as a representative of the bank's fraud department and attempts to dupe customers who are online into divulging sensitive information - such as answers to secret questions that are used for online customer authentication. This attack is currently targeting a single U.S.-based financial institution.
