Opinion: Always double-check before logging into your online banking


An email with a blue button to "review the activity" led to a Chase bank login page, making every bell in Jim Rossman's head go off at once. — Jim Rossman/TNS

I was talking on the phone with my mom last night when she told me about an email she received from her bank (Chase), warning of “some information on the dark web that may belong to her,” and to “sign in to get a closer look at the info we found.”

She said the email had a blue button to “review the activity,” and when she clicked it, there was a Chase bank login page.

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