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Bank buyouts trigger new phishing scams

by Marianna Schmudlach Oct 7, 2008 2:59PM PDT

Criminals take advantage of merger confusion

Written by Shaun Nichols in San Francisco

vnunet.com, 08 Oct 2008

Security experts are warning users to be on the lookout for a new round of spam attacks playing off of the recent banking crisis.

The US Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) is warning of new spam messages purporting to be from popular banks.

The warnings come after the recent economic crisis pushed several major banks into the hands of new owners. The rash of buyouts left some consumers puzzled as to who was now operating their banks, and phishers have apparently capitalized on that confusion.

More: http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2227694/bank-buyouts-trigger-phishing