Phishing Alert for BNP Clients
A new phishing alert targeting BNP Paribas customers
As explained on CommentCaMarche.net, phishing is a fraudulent technique used by hackers to retrieve information (typically banking) from internet users.
The phishing technique is a type of "social engineering," meaning it exploits not a technical flaw but the "human flaw" by deceiving internet users through an email that appears to come from a trusted company, typically a bank or an e-commerce site.
The latest of these scams is an email supposedly sent by BNP Paribas, inviting the user to click on a link to confirm their banking details. Instead of confirmation, it is a fake interface mimicking the BNP website and collecting the user’s banking details to extort money from them.
Source: http://www.secuser.com/communiques/2006/060319_phishing_bnp.htm
As explained on CommentCaMarche.net, phishing is a fraudulent technique used by hackers to retrieve information (typically banking) from internet users.
The phishing technique is a type of "social engineering," meaning it exploits not a technical flaw but the "human flaw" by deceiving internet users through an email that appears to come from a trusted company, typically a bank or an e-commerce site.
The latest of these scams is an email supposedly sent by BNP Paribas, inviting the user to click on a link to confirm their banking details. Instead of confirmation, it is a fake interface mimicking the BNP website and collecting the user’s banking details to extort money from them.
Source: http://www.secuser.com/communiques/2006/060319_phishing_bnp.htm
6 answers
-
Indeed. I had that last night. Straight to the trash!
--
The BOC, corporal silly pompoms, one, two! -
2 for BNP on 2 different boxes Sunday and today, Société Générale:
http://cjoint.com/?duwd04pXCN
It's intensive fishing... -
From a reliable source (a friend working at and therefore a "client" of BNP was informed first about this "phishing"...)
So, if we remain cautious, there is no risk. -
-
Same. Crédit Lyonnais too.
- > http://cjoint.com/?dvm3upsyvL -
It's even funnier when you receive this kind of message, while you're not a client of any of the banks in question...
That way, I know exactly what to do with these messages...
--
KEPHAS
The best is the enemy of the good...
