Rewterz penetration testing services help organizations determine if a cyber attacker can gain access to their critical assets while giving them detailed insights of the overall business impact of a cyber attack.
Before Rewterz got its start, the market was in dire need of a specialized and dedicated information security company. It was nearly impossible for businesses to find a trustworthy provider that could truly cover all of their bases. We wanted to meet this need, giving companies across the globe a chance to get ahead while knowing that their data is in good hands.
Rewterz penetration testing services help organizations determine if a cyber attacker can gain access to their critical assets while giving them detailed insights of the overall business impact of a cyber attack.
Before Rewterz got its start, the market was in dire need of a specialized and dedicated information security company. It was nearly impossible for businesses to find a trustworthy provider that could truly cover all of their bases. We wanted to meet this need, giving companies across the globe a chance to get ahead while knowing that their data is in good hands.
This is an advisory on attempts of obtaining card information of clients spoofing a bank’s number.
A member has reported a suspicious call to a client, attempting to social engineer their credit card information. The bad actor spoofed the main number of the organization to appear credible to the client.
Spoofing or faking an identity is used to trick users into releasing sensitive information in order to gain access to their bank account, computer system or to steal personal credentials like passwords.
Social Engineering involves psychologically manipulating people to produce sensitive and confidential information.
Earlier this week, a member reported that their client had received a call from someone spoofing the main telephone number of the bank. In an attempt to obtain credit card information of the client, the caller used social engineering to convince the client about their authenticity.
The member reports that no sensitive information was provided to the caller.
Too many cases of spoofing are being reported worldwide. Spoofing is not illegal if an organization wants to use the same number for all lines they’re using. When involved in unlawful activities like faking an identity to gain access to confidential information, spoofing is illegal.
Mostly, it is used to fake a bank’s identity for theft from bank accounts. Millions of dollars have been compromised and stolen from bank accounts using spoofing.
It can also be used to ruin the reputation of a person or an organization.
As many experts reveal, there’s no specific solution to telephone-number spoofing or Caller-ID spoofing. It can be dodged with awareness and quick judgement.
It is important for clients to understand that most organizations won’t call a client asking for personal information or sensitive information, as they should already be having that information.
If you think you are a victim of a cyber-security attack. Immediately send an email to info@rewterz.com for a rapid response.