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Don't Take the Bait

Posted On: April 25, 2025 by Home State Bank in: General, Personal Banking

Cyber attackers are constantly looking for ways to access financial institutions and the biggest most popular entry point is through email. Cyber attackers are targeting the email accounts of people you know, like or trust at entities such as trade associations, vendors, auditors and regulators. Taking over an email account of an individual at one of these entities allows the attacker to send malicious emails that are actually from the email account of the individual’s account...

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Tags: email, fraud prevention, phishing, phishing scams, safe banking, scams, text

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Skip the Scams this Holiday Season

Posted On: December 9, 2024 by Home State Bank in: Community, Personal Banking

As we're now in the full holiday season swing, there are more fake shopping sites. The ads on social media show expensive products like electric scooters, designer bags, and other popular toys and gifts at unbelievably low prices. Many of these bogus sites use photos and logos the scammers steal from legitimate businesses, but they won't send you authentic products. If you're wondering how to avoid these phony offers, there are a few ways to help you detect them.

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Tags: holiday scams, holidays, online scams, scams