Capitol One phishing warning looks, well, fishy

An attempt by credit-card issuer Capital One to alert customers to ongoing phishing attempts may be causing more FUD than it's curing, according to an observer posting to the RISKS discussion list.

The latest issue of the RISKS Digest includes a wry note from Marc Auslander, noting that his Gmail account flagged the note, sent by a third-party mailer, as spam. When he alerted Capital One to the problem, he writes, "Their response is advice on how to turn the warning off! So much for their anti-phishing campaign." Indeed.

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