Security Alerts

Unemployment fraud has become more prevalent since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In these latest scams, fraudsters use phishing emails and other social engineering tricks to gain personal information from victims.

Scammers are impersonating bank call center and fraud departments to trick victims into thinking that their actual bank is calling them. Then, the scammers ask for personal data and use it to access victims’ online banking accounts.

The “port-out” scam is used by identity thieves once they have collected critical information about you—through phishing attempts or from major data breaches. Here is what you need to know.

Government agencies including the FBI are warning that fraudsters are creating new scams based on the pandemic and the recent announcement of the stimulus payments.

Other peer banks are experiencing a campaign targeting clients and non-clients who are receiving suspicious text messages (a.k.a. SMiShing) claiming to be from that bank. These text messages are not from the bank and should not be trusted.

Equifax recently disclosed a cybersecurity incident that might affect more than 140 million people whose personal information and account information is stored in Equifax databases.