A computer failure at Wells Fargo, the fifth-largest bank in the US, that knocked out its Internet access, telephones and ATMs over the weekend, has been fixed. The bank had to revert to its back-up systems until the issue was cleared up.
However, as reported in ComputerWorld, phishers are rapidly gearing up to exploit the event. According to the article, on-line scammers have been waiting for a problem to crop up at a large bank or financial institution which will help add legitimacy to their message.
So if you get something purporting to be from Wells Fargo, the best course is to ignore it.
