Bank spam is on the rise
Bank spam: increase in volume and sophistication. According to Bitdefender, spammers perfectly mimic industry jargon and layouts. Companies are also increasingly being targeted. E-mail-based attacks that imitate the customer communication of well-known financial institutions and online payment services have increased again sharply in the last few months. And the spammers are getting better at making their attacks appear like real banking services. Detailed imitations Many of the fraudulent emails imitate legitimate correspondence as sent by banks. In banking spam, they use real logos, specific layouts, and even the correct terminology. This makes it difficult for the recipients to ...