general note - your bank won't use a .NET domain, and won't be texting you with a URL.
Absolutely. I am just wondering how he got it. It seems people hack into huge databases like Yahoo and steal information. Did that happen with Chase before? I was curious of maybe BoA got hacked.
general note - your bank won't use a .NET domain, and won't be texting you with a URL.
Absolutely. I am just wondering how he got it. It seems people hack into huge databases like Yahoo and steal information. Did that happen with Chase before? I was curious of maybe BoA got hacked.
Probably not. First off, setting up a site like that takes exactly 10 seconds, you basically copy the HTML from one of BoA's legit sites and deploy it to a webserver that you use to scam people with a few changes (all they really want is to con you into believing it's BoA, so they can take your username and password, stuff it into a database and use it on their own later).
As far as how he got the text - the same way you get any kind of junkmail/call/spam. Either they found his number somewhere public and used it, or they social engineered him into handing it over (my favorite, the endless number of 'giveaway sweepstakes' that only want your name, mailing address and e-mail for contact if you win). They could have gotten it from one of umpteen hacks, but phone numbers are so easy to come by for criminals there's probably a long list of other means they already had it.
Absolutely. I am just wondering how he got it. It seems people hack into huge databases like Yahoo and steal information. Did that happen with Chase before? I was curious of maybe BoA got hacked.
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general note - your bank won't use a .NET domain, and won't be texting you with a URL.
Absolutely. I am just wondering how he got it. It seems people hack into huge databases like Yahoo and steal information. Did that happen with Chase before? I was curious of maybe BoA got hacked.
Probably not. First off, setting up a site like that takes exactly 10 seconds, you basically copy the HTML from one of BoA's legit sites and deploy it to a webserver that you use to scam people with a few changes (all they really want is to con you into believing it's BoA, so they can take your username and password, stuff it into a database and use it on their own later).
As far as how he got the text - the same way you get any kind of junkmail/call/spam. Either they found his number somewhere public and used it, or they social engineered him into handing it over (my favorite, the endless number of 'giveaway sweepstakes' that only want your name, mailing address and e-mail for contact if you win). They could have gotten it from one of umpteen hacks, but phone numbers are so easy to come by for criminals there's probably a long list of other means they already had it.
Yes and found out my mom and brother got the same text but they do not have an account with Bank of America
I wouldn't click n the link. If you have questions call the number on the back of your card.