[pchelpers] News: Phishers Snare Victims With VoIP

April 25, 2006 
By  Antone Gonsalves

A security firm on Tuesday reported discovering a  phishing scheme in 
which the scammers used Internet telephony to copy a bank's automated 
voice system in order to steal customers' passwords, account numbers and 
other personal information.

In the attack that occurred last week, con artists sent spam disguised 
as coming from a small bank in a large East Coast city, Cloudmark Inc., 
a messaging security firm, said. The message asked the recipient to dial 
a telephone number to talk with a bank representative.

The number went to an automated voice system that asked for an account 
number and personal identification number, or PIN, in order to access 
the caller's finances. The number was obtained through a regular 
provider of voice over Internet protocol services.

More here:
http://www.securitypipeline.com/186701109?CID=rssfeed_pl_scp

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