Members 1st warns phishing scams are harder to spot

(WHTM) — Phishing scams are getting smarter, experts warned.

The scams work by tricking targets into giving sensitive information by impersonating a trusted entity, such as a bank or government agency. Bad spelling and grammar were once telltale signs of a phishing scam that helped potential victims avoid them.

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“But that’s kind of a thing of the past, and I don’t really think we’ll see as many phishing scams with that kind of thing,” said Kelly Hogan, cybersecurity operations manager for Members 1st Federal Credit Union…

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