Keeping Up With Social Media Scams

Keep your Cyber Security Skills Sharp See recent newsletter posted from the SANS Institute.  SANS Institute specializes in information security and cybersecurity training.    https://www.sans.org/newsletters/ouch/top-three-social-media-scams/

Judy Hendrickson, Hollandale Branch Manager will be retiring on February 28, 2022.  Stop in our Hollandale Branch on Friday, February 25th to congratulate her on her retirement.

Memorial Accounts Established for Mineral Point Firefighters Two memorial accounts have been established at Farmers Savings Bank for the families of the two Mineral Point Firefighters that lost their lives in the line of duty on January 6, 2022.  Donations can be made at any Farmers Savings Bank location.  Firefighter Jim Ludlum Fire Captain Brian Busch

Farmers Savings Bank applied for, and received, a $15,000 grant for Upland Hills Hospital Foundation to purchase a UV-C Light for use in disinfecting at the hospital.  Joe Witmer, Chairman/CEO of FSB, met with UHH Foundation Director, Julia Oellerich, to present the grant check.  
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Text Fraud Alerts Farmers Savings Bank customers now have another line of defense against criminals - Text Fraud Alerts. We now offer Text Alerts when shopping in-person or online with your debit card. There are several advantages to this new security: Out of ordinary purchases will trigger an alert for approval. Instantly approve or deny a purchase as it is happening. Security at your fingertips wherever you are. Watch a short video on how text alerts work: click here
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Marriott Data Breach  Are you one of the 500 million business travelers affected by the Marriott Breach? Making sure you are getting the most current and correct information is important to surviving a breach. A very high percentage of U.S. business travelers were affected by the breach at several of Marriott Hotels.  The possibility of personal information, including: names, addresses, phone numbers, emails and passport numbers were stolen. Marriott has announced the
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Don’t fall victim to scammers! Computer tech scamming has become an easy way for bad guys to get your private information. Never give your bank information to someone you don’t know. To read more tips, go to https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0346-tech-support-scams to learn more.

There is a new, sophisticated email scam you need to watch out for. Bad guys first send emails with links to inappropriate websites to business email addresses, and then follow up with extortion threats, claiming your workstation is infected and that they "know what you just looked at", and say they will send a video to all your email contacts, because they "recorded what you were watching.  If this type of scam email makes it through the spam filters into your inbox, do not click on
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