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Scam of the Month: Smishing and Shortened URLs

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Smishing (text message phishing) continues to grow in popularity. Smishing attacks can be difficult to catch, especially because both legitimate and phishy text messages tend to use shortened URLs. A URL is the web address of a page. Typically, the URL shows you where a link will take you. For example, a URL like https://link.zixcentral.com/u/8f2d7728/jkMRr76t6xG8gMT0IYY8jw?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblog[dot]knowbe4[dot]com/why-should-we-care-about-personal-smishing-attacks … Read more

Watch Out for Tricky PDF Files

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Scam of the Week: Tricky PDF Files Cybercriminals have a new favorite phishing lure: PDF files. A PDF is a standard file type that presents text and images in their original format regardless of which program you use to open the file. Unfortunately, this makes the use of PDFs a great way for cybercriminals to … Read more

Colorado Mountain RV: Customer Story

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Colorado Mountain RV is a family-owned business with roots going back to 1976 and has been a valued customer of Points West Community Bank since 2009.   Sheila Morey and her husband, Tim, started with Colorado Mountain RV in June of 2009. With a degree in nutrition, working in the RV business, let alone managing one, … Read more

Classic Facebook Phishing

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While cyber threats continue to advance in new and intimidating ways, classic phishing methods are still a favorite among bad guys. Let’s take a look at a recent Facebook-themed phishing attack and see if you can spot the red flags: The email appears to come from Facebook and starts with “Hi User”. The body states … Read more

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