Phishing wave targets Apobank: practices and pharmacies must be careful
Criminals are currently trying to access data from Apobank customers in order to compromise accounts. The fraudsters are trying to do this in various ways.
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Doctors and pharmacists should be careful when they receive letters, e-mails, text messages or phone calls in the name of Apobank. Fraudsters regularly try to obtain customer data, but incidents are currently on the increase. Potential victims are asked to confirm personal details in emails. As is usual with phishing emails, there is a deadline to build up pressure. If recipients do not meet this deadline, the fraudsters threaten to charge a processing fee. Another phishing e-mail variant mentions “unusual account activity”. This was reported by Apotheke Adhoc.
Fraudsters use all variants
But the fraudsters are also trying their luck over the phone, where supposed Apobank employees talk about allegedly “conspicuous bookings”. According to Apotheke Adhoc, one of the numbers displayed was 0211-5998-8000, which is the correct number for Apibank. On the Apobank website at the end of May, the financial institution also warned of phishing e-mails with a “3-question survey”, for participation in which a short-term free account management was promised. Among other things, the fraudsters asked for IBAN, date of birth and telephone number. The bank also warns against downloading fake apoTAN apps. According to Apotheke Adhoc, fraudulent text messages are also currently in circulation.
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In March, the bank also warned against quishing, in which criminals send letters containing a QR code with a fraudulent link. The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV) warns “under no circumstances” to follow the requests in the letters.
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In February, Apobank also issued a warning about fake websites that appeared in search engines before the Apobank website; however, this no longer seems to be the case. “Only enter your login details via our website www.apobank.de or via the apoBank app. Outside these channels, we will never ask you for your access data or TANs. Do not respond to telephone, written or digital requests for your data. Please always check order confirmation texts and push TAN releases carefully,” says apoBank.
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