Now it is in the news.... WEN Cybercrime-Hacking Title: Latest E-Mail Bank Scam Targets Citibank Source: EWeek.com Date Written: May 22, 2003 Date Collected: May 23, 2003 Users of the c2it money-transfer service, owned by Citibank FSB, are being targeted by the latest e-mail bank scam. Users of the web-based service, which allows for the transfer of money to individuals or bank accounts around the world, are receiving bogus e-mails, apparently from c2it, asking them to provide personal information, including their usernames, passwords, credit card details, Social Security numbers, birth dates and mother's maiden names, for security maintenance purposes. The information is probably being collected for use in identity theft and online fraud offenses. The e-mails looks authentic and even have c2it's logo, but they are sent from a Hotmail account. The e-mail is the latest in a series of recent scams aimed at bank customers. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1102980,00.asp ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'Information is the currency of victory on the battlefield.' GEN Gordon Sullivan, CSA (1993) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wanja Eric Naef Principal Researcher IWS - The Information Warfare Site http://www.iwar.org.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Join the IWS Infocon Mailing List @ http://www.iwar.org.uk/general/mailinglist.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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