Comments on: Twitter Phishing: It’s Here, Now http://thefinancialbrand.com/8052/twitter-financial-phishing-is-here-now/ Ideas and insights for financial marketers. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:47:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: The Financial Brand » Blog Archive » Petition to verify Twitter accounts for financial firms http://thefinancialbrand.com/8052/twitter-financial-phishing-is-here-now/comment-page-1/#comment-3194 The Financial Brand » Blog Archive » Petition to verify Twitter accounts for financial firms Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:42:36 +0000 http://thefinancialbrand.com/?p=8052#comment-3194 [...] Financial Brand now tracks over 600 Twitter accounts for financial institutions, two of which were hacked last week. As more banks and credit unions push the envelope on Twitter, as Vantage Credit Union [...] [...] Financial Brand now tracks over 600 Twitter accounts for financial institutions, two of which were hacked last week. As more banks and credit unions push the envelope on Twitter, as Vantage Credit Union [...]

]]> By: Toby Galino http://thefinancialbrand.com/8052/twitter-financial-phishing-is-here-now/comment-page-1/#comment-3089 Toby Galino Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:46:47 +0000 http://thefinancialbrand.com/?p=8052#comment-3089 More sites should implement two factor authentication to sign in then these types of phishing hacks would be useless. Working for VeriSign I hear some horific stories and VIP tokens are particularly relevant in light of the recent Twitter, Hotmail, & etc credential leaks. I am using 2F in a variety of places already, like eBay and PayPal, My accounts have been attacked on both so those sites were my first stop to register. More sites should implement two factor authentication to sign in then these types of phishing hacks would be useless. Working for VeriSign I hear some horific stories and VIP tokens are particularly relevant in light of the recent Twitter, Hotmail, & etc credential leaks. I am using 2F in a variety of places already, like eBay and PayPal, My accounts have been attacked on both so those sites were my first stop to register.

]]> By: Sandy Manisco http://thefinancialbrand.com/8052/twitter-financial-phishing-is-here-now/comment-page-1/#comment-3084 Sandy Manisco Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:02:22 +0000 http://thefinancialbrand.com/?p=8052#comment-3084 Sadly, this is just another method for hackers, same as phishing schemes that have been occuring for years using text, email, phone calls, etc. The screen was identical to Twitter and since my Twitter account doesn't have any access to member information, I had my guard down and fell for it. The scary thing is not that they fooled me into giving my twitter name and password. I'm more concerned about someone creating a fake Hawthorne website for online banking, as hackers have been doing with emails for some time now. It reminds me that we need to be constantly reminding members to be cautious about where they enter their personal information. Sadly, this is just another method for hackers, same as phishing schemes that have been occuring for years using text, email, phone calls, etc. The screen was identical to Twitter and since my Twitter account doesn’t have any access to member information, I had my guard down and fell for it.

The scary thing is not that they fooled me into giving my twitter name and password. I’m more concerned about someone creating a fake Hawthorne website for online banking, as hackers have been doing with emails for some time now.

It reminds me that we need to be constantly reminding members to be cautious about where they enter their personal information.

]]> By: Rich http://thefinancialbrand.com/8052/twitter-financial-phishing-is-here-now/comment-page-1/#comment-3083 Rich Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:13:25 +0000 http://thefinancialbrand.com/?p=8052#comment-3083 One would think the credit union employees would be better trained. I would hate to know what other ID's and passwords they have given out this way. One would think the credit union employees would be better trained. I would hate to know what other ID’s and passwords they have given out this way.

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