Hackers target all major UK banks with new Twitter phishing campaign

A new active Angler phishing social media scam campaign has been identified by security researchers, which is targeting all major UK banks and their customers. The scam campaign involves hackers creating fake Twitter accounts, posing as customer support staff, in efforts to hoodwink customers into divulging credentials.

In this case, ProofPoint researchers noted that the hackers operating the Angler phishing campaign were monitoring bank customers’ accounts on Twitter. They hijacked conversations users attempted to have with genuine support staff of banks, and redirected customers to a fake support page.

For instance, when a customer tweeted to the genuine Barclay’s bank support account (@BarclaysUKHelp), hackers hijacked the request of support by replying with a fake customer support account (@BarclaysHelpUK).

Proofpoint researchers said: “Angler phishing is named after the anglerfish, which uses a glowing lure to bait and eat smaller fish. In this attack, the ‘lure’ is a fake customer support account that tricks your customersinto giving up credentials and other sensitive information.” For the full article click here 

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