In what is probably the first phishing scandal to hit an Indian bank, ICICI customers were targeted by e-mails requesting them to confirm their a/c details on a spoofed website.
E-mails from `support@icici.com' with the subject `Important information from ICICI Bank' and `Official information from ICICI Bank' started circulating from Monday. Once opened, the mail asked customers to click on a link.
"For security purposes your account has been randomly chosen for verification. To verify your account information we are asking you to provide us with all the data we are requesting. Otherwise we will not be able to verify your identity and access to your account will be denied. Please click on the link below to get to the ICICI secure page and verify your account details. Thank you," the e-mail said.
The bank has said that it is aware of no financial losses at this point. Sify is carrying this article.