Fraudulent Emails Claiming to Be From the FDIC or VeriSign

GuidanceFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)Information Security
Risk Management

E-mails fraudulently claiming to be from the FDIC or VeriSign, Inc. are attempting to deceive financial institutions in to installing unknown software on their computer networks.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has become aware of e-mails that appear to be sent from the FDIC or VeriSign, Inc. and ask recipients to run a "security guard script" to secure Web sites. Currently, the e-mails are purportedly from "FDIC Legal Information Technology," "FDIC Information Security," or "Verisign Inc." and the subject lines include the phrase "Regular Security Maintenance" or "Regular Hosting Security Maintenance." The e-mails are fraudulent and were not sent by the FDIC or VeriSign, Inc.

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