Halifax Internet banking: URGENT SECURITY NOTICE FOR ALL CLIENTS

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Halifax Internet banking: URGENT SECURITY NOTICE FOR ALL CLIENTS

3rd October 2004

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Report Summary
Date Reported	3rd October
Apparent Sender	Halifax
Return Address	Halifax <identdepmnt_op231818359@halifax.co.uk>
Subject	Halifax Internet banking: URGENT SECURITY NOTICE FOR ALL CLIENTS
Format	HTML
Method	Spoof email links to a spoof webpage where victim is prompted to enter their details believing the site is genuine. Details are then forwarded to a local script and captured.
Bogus Web Content?	Yes
URL of web content	http://129.44.108.167:87/f/ traced to a server near New York, USA
RISK LEVEL	MEDIUM
WARNINGS	1. Another variant of a common scam, targeting a variety of banks using the same email layout, with the text embedded in an image that links to a spoof webpage. The spoof page requests you enter various account details. DON'T! 2. Halifax never send users emails requesting details in this way. 3. Spoof page opens in a popup window in front of the real Halifax page to make it seem authentic.

"Dear Client of the Halifax Internet banking, technical services of the bank are carrying out a planned software upgrade for the maximum convenience of the users of online services."...

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

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Halifax Internet banking: URGENT SECURITY NOTICE FOR ALL CLIENTS 3rd October 2004

Halifax Internet banking: URGENT SECURITY NOTICE FOR ALL CLIENTS

3rd October 2004