Security News > 2016 > October > Phishers are impersonating major UK banks on Twitter (Help Net Security)

Customers of UK banks are being targeted by phishers impersonating the banks’ customer support account on Twitter, Proofpoint warns. The phishers usually choose a variation on the legitimate accounts’ name and replicate its look, and swoop in when a user puts a question to the legitimate account. In the example depicted above, the fake account is @BarclaysUKHelp, while the legitimate one is @BarclaysHelpUK. The phisher manning the fake account replies and directs the user to … More →

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