Archive for January, 2008
Alexandria, Va., January 30, 2008 — The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is holding 20 training workshops hosted by NCUA’s Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives in cities across the country in 2008. Offered free to credit unions, the workshops will discuss the following current issues significant to credit unions:
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Text message scam hits credit union members
Daily Press, VA - Jan 25, 2008 The scam, referred to as "phishing," appeared to randomly target cellular phone users with Hampton Roads prefixes. Both credit union members and … |
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Scam Artists Go 'Phishing'
13wmaz, GA - Jan 23, 2008 According to a release from Robins Federal Credit Union, "Phishing is an attempt to criminally or fraudulently acquire sensitive information, … |
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Beware of scams using local names
Grand Coulee Star, WA - Jan 16, 2008 Burge is vice president of technology and e-services for the credit union and gets to deal with phishing attacks and other inconveniences of internet age. … |
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Rockingham authorities warn of phone scam
Greensboro News Record, NC - Jan 15, 2008 Law enforcement agencies are warning the public about a phone scam targeting those who belong to the Martinsville Dupont Credit Union in Virginia, … |
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US Central Credit Union Taps MarkMonitor to Thwart Rock Phish Attacks
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jan 14, 2008 Because the credit union had no system in place to combat phishing sites, the information security and risk management teams immediately sought a solution … |
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Elderly resident avoids Medicare scam
Lompoc Record, CA - Jan 13, 2008 The CoastHills Federal Credit Union Web site alone lists financial scams, e-mail scams, phone scams, ATM scams, Visa/Mastercard scams as well as hotel card … |
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Suncoast Schools used in e-scam
The News-Press, FL - Jan 11, 2008 By Denise L. Scott A bogus e-mail claiming to be from Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union began popping up in some Southwest Floridians' e-mail in-boxes … |
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Phishing attacks slam midmarket
SearchSMB.com, MA - Jan 9, 2008 James said protecting yourself from phishing attacks is a cultural issue to some extent. When she joined her credit union two and a half years ago, … |
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E-mail scam hits county firm
The Salinas Californian, CA - Jan 8, 2008 After a prior "phishing expedition" this past summer, the credit union posted a warning on its Web site, www.mocoecu.org. In June, scammers said recipients … |