Phishers Becoming More Audacious In Approach

Financial institutions need to realize cyber criminals who target internet users with phishing attempts aren’t going away anytime soon, says information security expert Aaron Emigh. “They’re moving away from the purely deception based attacks (simple emails in your inbox with links that the phishers want you to click on saying they’re your bank) to more insidious, sophisticated crimeware attack vectors where users online identities are stolen, then transactions made with the compromised account information through several ways including DNS hijacking, and other methods.” Their target is still your customer’s money, account numbers, or credit card numbers, he explained.