Thursday, April 19th, 2012
TO: All participating Financial Institutions
FROM: SHAZAM Client Support
SUBJECT: URGENT: Phishing Attack Targeting SHAZAM NAME
DATE: April 19, 2012
REFERENCE CODE: NRCOCHNTE
SHAZAM is aware of a phishing attack being broadcast through the
twitter hashtag #shazamdebitcard. This attack has led to the
creation of several fraudulent 'Shazam Debit Card' Internet sites.
The sites claim to be collecting information, such as person's
Social Security number, date of birth, and driver's license number,
is being targeted.
SHAZAM Response
The SHAZAM Corporate Security team has initiated our incident
response procedures, and we are in the process of removing
all associated URLs and disabling the #shazamdebitcard Twitter
hashtag.
Action
Please ignore any such sites and the Twitter hashtag
#shazamdebitcard. If you have entered sensitive data on one
of these sites, please call SHAZAM Client Support immediately at
the telephone number listed below and we will assist you in any
way that we can.
For More Information
Shazam apologizes for any inconvenience this fraudulent activity is
causing, and we thank you for your assistance in helping minimize the
threat posed by the phishing attack. If you have any questions,
please call SHAZAM Client Support at (800) 537-5427 (option 2).