- Jan 24, 2011
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No legitimate site will ever request your ATM PIN, under any circumstances
Phishing. This is a widespread phenomenon that affects lots of trustworthy entities, whether a bank, an online paying system, an e-mail service or an online game. Cybercriminals want to get their hands on your credentials, no matter where they are used.
These days, searching for phishing sites, I found one that got my attention immediately. Quite different from the others, this fake log-in site was using an online paying system image. The targeted legal entity is irrelevant here because when I accessed the original site, I immediately discovered that it didnât even have a log-in section.
What made this phishing site so special was its thirst for knowledge. Jokes aside, thereâs an impressive list of personal data that this phishing wonder requests: bank account, id and password, email address and password, phone number, ATM Card number and its PIN
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Phishing. This is a widespread phenomenon that affects lots of trustworthy entities, whether a bank, an online paying system, an e-mail service or an online game. Cybercriminals want to get their hands on your credentials, no matter where they are used.
These days, searching for phishing sites, I found one that got my attention immediately. Quite different from the others, this fake log-in site was using an online paying system image. The targeted legal entity is irrelevant here because when I accessed the original site, I immediately discovered that it didnât even have a log-in section.
What made this phishing site so special was its thirst for knowledge. Jokes aside, thereâs an impressive list of personal data that this phishing wonder requests: bank account, id and password, email address and password, phone number, ATM Card number and its PIN
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