BEDFORD, Mass. — Credit unions again took the dubious honor of being the favorite target of phishers and pharmers attempting to gain access to member accounts through e-mails and Web sites.
That's according to RSA Security, which said that credit unions accounted for 45% of the American financial institutions the company's Anti-Fraud Command Center said were attacked by fraudsters in December.
Nationwide banks, meanwhile, fell to 26% of the targeted attacks by brand in December, down from 44% the month before. Regional banks accounted for 29% of the attacks, up from 22% in November, RSA Security said.
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