DNSChanger Malware
In November 2011, the FBI replaced rogue DNS servers with clean servers to prevent millions of Internet users infected with the DNSChanger malware from losing Internet connectivity when the members of a ring where arrested during Operation Ghost Click. However, the court order allowing the FBI to provide the clean servers is set to expire on March 8, 2012. Computers that are infected with the DNSChanger malware may lose Internet connectivity when these FBI servers are taken offline.
New Variation on Telephone Collection Scam
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) continues to receive complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. As previously reported in December 2010, the typical payday loan scam involves a caller who claims the victim is delinquent on a payday loan and must make payment to avoid legal consequences.
OCC Reports Fraudulent Correspondence
Fictitious correspondence, allegedly issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) regarding funds purportedly under the control of the OCC and other government entities, is in circulation. Correspondence may be distributed via e-mail, fax, or postal mail.
Fraudulent FDIC E-mails: ACH and Wire Transactions
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has received numerous reports of fraudulent e-mails that have the appearance of being sent from the FDIC regarding ACH and wire transactions.
FDIC Issues Warning About Risky Payment Processors
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has issued guidance for banks and other financial services institutions, warning that certain third-party payment processors could prove to be security liabilities.
Mark Your Calendars: IT Security Conference
Now that information security has gained acceptance and buy-in from all appropriate parties in the bank, we find ourselves in an interesting position where we are focusing on more effective ways to manage technology risk.
Timeshare Marketing Scams
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has announced that timeshare owners across the country are being scammed out of millions of dollars by unscrupulous companies that promise to sell or rent the unsuspecting victims’ timeshares. In the typical scam, timeshare owners receive unexpected or uninvited telephone calls or e-mails from criminals posing as sales representatives for a timeshare resale company.
Protected: Supplement Compliance: Part 2 – An Awareness Training Workshop
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