Barclays Bank has warned of a sophisticated new phishing
e-mail which takes users to a fake Barclays site requesting
security details, as well as opening the bank's real site in a
separate browser.
In issuing the warning, Barclays reiterated that it never
requests security details by e-mail.
The security threat comes just days after Barclays recommended
that its online banking customers buy discounted F.Secure internet
security software to protect their online activity.
The F.Secure software is offered at a discount to customers via
the Barclays website, and includes anti-virus and anti-spyware
protection.
The F.Secure software will be offered to all Barclays' online
account holders. The bank said the move was part of its drive to
reassure customers that online banking is safe and convenient.
David Mitchell, senior operations manager at Barclays, said,
"When it comes to online banking, acting responsibly means not just
ensuring that our own processes are completely secure, but also
that the customer's computer is protected, so that the whole
transaction is totally safe."
Nationwide
Nationwide is telling users of its online banking service that
any e-mail sent from the building society will include a bitmap
image featuring the customer's postcode.