You NEED to read this warning. Banks across the country are warning customers about a sophisticated new Internet scam that is giving thieves access to customers’ bank accounts.
This is an amazingly sly Internet scam. You need to become aware of this scam that IBM has uncovered…
According to IBM, since last year the attackers have been targeting people working in companies by sending spam email with unsafe attachments to get a variant of the malware known as Dyre into as many computers as possible.
If installed, the malware waits until it recognizes that the user is navigating to a bank website and instantly creates a fake screen telling the user that the bank’s site is having problems and to call a certain number.
If users call that number, they get through to an English-speaking operator who already knows what bank the users think they are contacting. The operator then elicits the users’ banking details and immediately starts a large wire transfer to take money out of the relevant account.
The use of a live phone operator is what makes the scheme unique, said Caleb Barlow, vice president of IBM Security.
Wow. Beware of this evil operation.