Phishers' new hook

They're trying to hook new victims by using smaller banks' names, the Washington Post reports. Instead of Citibank and other big financial institutions, phishers - who "use fake Web sites and e-mail messages in an attempt to trick customers into disclosing valuable personal financial information" - are now going after customers of, e.g., First Federal Capital Bank in Madison, Wisc., and TCF Bank in Wayzata, Minn. They're the kinds of banks whose customers do a lot of online banking, the Post points out. So call your bank before clicking on a link in any email from "your bank." For more information, check out my Family Tech feature on foiling phishers, Dec. 17.