National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Vice Chairman Rodney E. Hood addressed the National Policy Meeting of the Hispanic Alliance for Progress Institute (HAPI) in Washington, D.C.

Websense® Security Labs™ has received reports of a phishing attack that targets customers of Community America Credit Union. Users receive a spoofed email message, which claims that they need to confirm their email address. The email provides a link to a phishing site that attempts to collect personal and account information.

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Websense® Security Labs™ has received reports of a phishing attack that targets customers of First South Bank. Users receive a spoofed email message which claims that the ‘Challenge Question validation’ has not been completed. The email claims that the procedure is needed to identify a user as the legitimate owner of the account. The email provides a link to a phishing site that attempts to collect personal and account information.

This phishing site is hosted in Taiwan and was down at the time of this alert.

Phishing email text:

Dear Member,

Our records indicate that you have not completed the new ‘Challenge Question Validation’.
Completion of the requested information is required to access your account. Thank you for your cooperation.

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NOTICE: First South Secure Banking is a free online security feature that will provide you with additional protection from fraud and identity theft. First South Bank Secure Banking is required for all Online Banking users. This feature identifies you as the true owner of your accounts by recognizing not only your password, but also the computer(s) you login from regularly. If you are not recognized, you will be asked for information that only you know before access is granted. You may select from two options of adding extra security to your computer and account or add extra protection to your account only. A description of each option is available by selecting “What’s this?” beside of each option. We recommend that you select option (1) to add extra security to your account and your computer. Also, if you have two computers that you wish to add such as your home computer and your work computer, you may do so by signing in to online banking from each computer.

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Websense® Security Labs™ has received reports of a phishing attack that targets customers of Mazuma Credit Union. Users receive a spoofed email message which claims that if users take part in a survey, $50 will be credited to their account. The email provides a link to a phishing site that attempts to collect personal and account information.

This phishing site is hosted in the United States and was up at the time of this alert.

Phishing email text:

Dear Member,

At Mazuma Credit Union, the highest interest to our members is the safekeeping of confidential
information you have entrusted to us and using it in a secure manner.
A fundamental element of safeguarding your confidential information is to provide protection
against unauthorized access or use of this information. We maintain physical, electronic
and procedural safeguards that comply with federal guidelines to guard your nonpublic
personal information against unauthorized access.

At this time we need you to confirm your e-mail address with our existing database,
and five quick questions survey ($50 just for your time).
As soon as our database will be updated we need to make few important announcements
to our members so please update your contact information with no delay.

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The information provided will be treated in confidence and stored in our secure database.
We are committed to the secure use and protection of member information on our website.
If you have any questions regarding our services, please check the website or call our member service.

Best Regards,
Mazuma Credit Union Bank Department.
9300 Troost Ave., Kansas City, MO 64131

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National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Chairman JoAnn Johnson and Board Member Gigi Hyland recently attended the official ribbon cutting ceremony of the Viking Vault, a student-run branch of Fort Belvoir Federal Credit Union, located inside Woodbridge Senior High School in Woodbridge, Virginia. Chairman Johnson and Board Member Hyland were joined at the ceremony by students, local school officials, and Patricia Kimmel; President and CEO, Fort Belvoir FCU.

Chairman Johnson’s Statement on the GAO Report Concerning NCUA and Credit Unions

National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Vice Chairman Rodney E. Hood served as a panelist at a conference hosted by the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS) announce today a National NCUA-NASCUS Meeting between the federal and state credit union regulators will be held March 25-27, 2007 in Salt Lake City, Utah.