Phishing Takes a New Form: Tabnapping
The average online computer user faces many security threats. Users are commonly reminded to keep their operating systems up to date, install virus software and firewalls, and have at least one anti-spyware program running at all times. Kroll investigators counsel members of our identity theft programs to reduce their fraud exposure to Internet threats with this advice. We also remind them not to fall victim to a false sense of security. Identity theft protection does not exempt consumers from following practices to reduce their likelihood of becoming a victim while online. When it comes to online safety, best practices involve avoiding questionable websites, using social networking safely and being stingy with personal information. Now, we add to our list of advice “close inactive browser tabs.” Why? To prevent a relatively new phenomenon known as “tabnapping.”
