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Potential Phishing Scams Related to Equifax Data Breach
From: "US-CERT" <US-CERT () ncas us-cert gov>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:10:43 -0500
U.S. Department of Homeland Security US-CERT National Cyber Awareness System: Potential Phishing Scams Related to Equifax Data Breach [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/09/14/Potential-Phishing-Scams-Related-Equifax-Data-Breach ] 09/14/2017 11:07 AM EDT Original release date: September 14, 2017 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released an alert on scams related to the Equifax data breach. FTC warns consumers to be wary of calls or emails purporting to be from Equifax agents. Legitimate Equifax representatives will not contact consumers to ask for verification of their information. US-CERT encourages consumers to report fraudulent calls and emails to the FTC Complaint Assistant [ https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1 ] and to refer to the FTC Alert [ https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2017/09/equifax-isnt-calling ] and US-CERT Tips on Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-014 ] and Preventing and Responding to Identity Theft [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST05-019 ] for more information. ________________________________________________________________________ This product is provided subject to this Notification [ http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/notification ] and this Privacy & Use [ http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/ ] policy. ________________________________________________________________________ A copy of this publication is available at www.us-cert.gov [ https://www.us-cert.gov ]. If you need help or have questions, please send an email to info () us-cert gov. Do not reply to this message since this email was sent from a notification-only address that is not monitored. To ensure you receive future US-CERT products, please add US-CERT () ncas us-cert gov to your address book. OTHER RESOURCES: Contact Us [ http://www.us-cert.gov/contact-us/ ] | Security Publications [ http://www.us-cert.gov/security-publications ] | Alerts and Tips [ http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas ] | Related Resources [ http://www.us-cert.gov/related-resources ] STAY CONNECTED: Sign up for email updates [ http://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSUSCERT/subscriber/new ]
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