Central Pacific Bank says someone was making fraudulent phishing attempts to obtain debit card information from bank customers via text messages such as this one. The bank advised all customers not to open any suspicious messages.
Stephanie Silverstein
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Central Pacific Bank said Monday that someone was making fraudulent phishing attempts to obtain debit card information from bank customers via text and automated voice messages. Central Pacific Bank, a subsidiary of Central Pacific Financial Corp. (NYSE: CPF) advised all customers not to open any suspicious messages.
The phishing attempts weren’t limited only to Central Pacific Bank or its customers. I am not a customer of the bank, and received a text message cryptically but politely asking me to “please” call a phone number. So did one of my editors.
Central Pacific Bank advises customers who receive a suspicious message to not respond to it, and to immediately delete the message. The bank will never request confidential information via unsolicited phone, email or text messages.
Customers who have already responded to a phishing attempt, or who have any questions or concerns, should contact the Central Pacific Bank customer service center at (808) 544-0500.
Central Pacific Bank is the state’s fourth-largest bank, with assets of $4.1 million as of Dec. 31, 2011 according to PBN research.
Stephanie Silverstein covers tourism, retail and money for Pacific Business News.