The Association of Cyprus Banks
has issued a warning for all bank customers in relation to Phishing attacks or
fraudsters attempting to steal their personal data over the phone, email and
internet.
Phishing is
a type of internet fraud that seeks to acquire a user’s credentials by
deception. It includes theft of passwords, credit card numbers, bank account
details and other confidential information. The announcement said that in
Cyprus, fraudsters call people who have bank accounts and pretend that they are
bank employees calling to confirm their clients’ bank account number, password,
ID details and other personal data.
Fraudsters
also send fake emails, pretending to be the bank of the recipient in order
to convince them to divulge their personal data. They come up with various
reasons for sending the email such as security reasons, fraud, renewal of their
data and other.
If
recipients press on the link, they are then redirected to a page where they
have to enter their access codes which they use to access online banking
services.
“If someone
falls victim to fraud it usually means that fraudsters have managed to gain
access to their bank account and steal their money transferring sums to their
own account in Cyprus or abroad,” said the announcement.
The
Association said that in the case that a client has revealed their password and
realised they have fallen victim to fraud, they should immediately notify their
bank to change their access codes.
The
Association emphasised that all banks in Cyprus and all professional bank
organisations around the world will never call or send messages to their
clients asking them to reveal their personal details and provide access codes
to online banking services.
The only messages
that banks send their customers involve information about their services,
products or special offers. They also mentioned that access to online banking
services should be attempted only through the official website of each bank.
Customers should not trust other similar websites or reveal their personal
information such as access codes to such websites.
Customers
can receive more information about security issues from their bank’s website or
by calling their local bank.
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