Internet Fraud

Detect and Avoid Internet Fraud

Internet Fraud is the use of the internet to commit identity theft and other hacking activities that ultimately scam unsuspecting people out of money.

Types of Internet Fraud

Business Email Compromise: Compromising legitimate email accounts through social engineering techniques

Data Breach: Stealing sensitive, confidential or protected data from a business or user’s secure location and moving it to an untrusted environment

Denial of Service (DoS): Interrupting access of traffic to a network, service or system to cause malicious intent

Malware: Using malicious software to disable a user’s devices and access or steal personal and sensitive data

Ransomware: Preventing users from accessing critical business or user data, then demanding payment for access restoration

Ways to Help Prevent Online Fraud:

• Beware of charity scams
• Beware of phishing scams
• Beware of online scams
• Enable two-factor authentication
• Install antivirus software
• Protect personal information
• Purchase identity theft protection
• Use strong passwords

Contact MidFirst Bank at 888.MIDFIRST (888.643.3477) for more information or to report suspicious activity related to your MidFirst Bank account.