Websense® Security Labs™ has received reports of a phishing attack targeting customers of the Turkish bank Albaraka.
Users receive a spoofed email message claiming that the bank's SSL servers have been upgraded and the user's account details need to be verified. The email provides a link to a phishing site that attempts to collect the user's account information.
This phishing site is hosted in the United States and was down at the time of this alert.
Translated phishing email text:
Albaraka Turkinsh Bank in honour announce new security upgrade. We are upgrading our ssl servers to provide more secure, more quick access to our online banking. For update this last server you need to update you account details. Please update you account details using the links corresponding to you.
New customers use the link below,
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Existing customers use the link below.
< LINK REMOVED >
INFORMATION PRESSE
Le savoir dire - Sandra Logut & Diane Vinet - Tel +33 (0)1 47 49 69 95 - sandra@le-savoirdire.com