Summary: | The FDIC is issuing the attached guidance to financial institutions describing the practice of "pharming," how it occurs, and potential preventive approaches. Financial institutions offering Internet banking should assess potential threats posed by pharming attacks and protect Internet domain names, which – if compromised – can heighten risks to the institutions. |
Highlights:
Distribution: Suggested Routing: Note: |
Additional Related Topics:
- GLBA, Section 501b
- FIL-77-2000, Bank Technology Bulletin, November 2000
- FIL-27-2004, Guidance on Safeguarding Customers Against E-Mail and Internet Related Fraud, March 2004
- FFIEC Information Security Handbook, Issued November 2003
- Interagency Informational Brochure on Phishing Scams, Contained in FIL-113-2004, Issued September 13, 2004
- Putting an End to Account- Hijacking Identity Theft Study, Issued December 2004
FIL-64-2005