[citw150] CITW 150 L3 Q5

1)      Phishing attacks happen to small and large financial institutions 
alike.  I work at a local credit union and we have had four phishing attacks 
already this year!  Once people receive the fake emails they usually will send 
us a copy to alert us to the attack.  Then our information systems department 
works to locate the site that has been hacked and is being used to send out the 
emails or being used to collect any information received.  Once the site is 
found we contact the company that it belongs to and inform them that is has 
been compromised.  Usually at this point the company will take the site down so 
that they are able to remove any viruses or unauthorized access codes.   Below 
you will find a copy of my works latest phishing attack, however the links will 
no longer work because the hosting company has cleaned up the site.  
  Every time we experience a phishing scam there is a warning placed on our web 
site in hopes that people who receive the email will check our web site to 
verify authenticity of any emails they receive from us.  For more information 
on phishing scams you can visit 
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-phishing-scam.htm and to see a list of recent 
phishing attacks http://www.antiphishing.org/ is very useful.
   
    Dear Credit Union Member, 

Cyprus Credit Union is devoted to keeping a safe environment for its community 
of consumers and producers. To guarantee the safety of your account, Credit 
Union deploys some of the most advanced security measures in the world and our 
anti-fraud units regularly screen the Credit Union database for suspicious 
activity. 

We recently have discovered that multiple computers have attempted to log into 
your Credit Union Online Banking account, and multiple password failures were 
presented before the logons. We now require you to re-validate your account 
information to us. If this is not completed by February 31, 2006, we will be 
forced to suspend your account indefinitely, as it may have been used for 
fraudulent purposes. We thank you for your cooperation in this manner. 

In order to confirm your Online Bank records, we may require some specific 
information from you. 

Please Click Here or on the link below to verify your account 

http://www.lafcu.com/verification/update/ 

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this 
is a security measure meant to help protect you and your account. 

We apologize for any inconvenience. 

If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporary 
suspend your account. 

 Credit Union Security Team



  Melinda Harris Caveney 
  "A witty saying proves nothing." -- Voltaire 
mcaveney48@xxxxxxxxx


                
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