February 17, 2006

Waterbury-based Webster Bank was forced to spring into action this week to combat an Internet-based scheme to get online banking passwords and Social Security numbers from its customers.

By Katie Curnutte
Despite the precautions taken by banks and the attempts to educate customers about fraud, the number of phishing attacks made against financial institutions climbs almost monthly.

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