Symantec has uncovered a cyber scam duping victims into
handing over their financial information using a bogus security guidance web
page.
The security firm reported uncovering the phishing scam in a
blog post on Wednesday. The scam targets its victims using a bogus message
masquerading as a security alert from a legitimate, unnamed credit card service
provider.
"In March, we discovered a phishing site spoofing a
popular credit card services company that asked users for confidential
information, allegedly for additional security," wrote Symantec's Mathew
Maniyara.
The message instructed its victims to disclose sensitive
banking information that could be used by the attackers to illegally access
their finances.
"The phishing site prompts users through a three-step
procedure for activating their card and adding higher security. The first step
asks users for personal and card-related information," wrote Maniyara.
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