Re: Re: [mwp] phishing stats in Washington Post

[TheGesus <thegesus () gmail com>]

On 10/24/05, Larry Seltzer <larry () larryseltzer com> wrote:
> > > Funny how May 2004 coincides with CitiBank's introduction of those cutesy
> "identity theft" TV commercials in the US.
> > > It's like they were begging for it.
>
> You know they are, by some measures, the largest consumer bank in the US,
> and definitely among the big three (Chase, BofA, Citi). I would think that's
> what matters to someone engaging in a phishing attack rather than some dare.

What I mean is, the awareness they cultivated with the TV commercials
worked against them, making their customers more likely to click the
link in the email thinking it was a legitimate part of Citi's
"identity theft protection".

Not a "dare".

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