August 03, 2015
MONROE, La. – CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL, news, filings) is dedicated to protecting its customers. To help its customers from becoming victims of scammers, CenturyLink is sharing information regarding one of the most common forms of fraud called “phishing.”
Phishing has become one of the fastest growing forms of fraud. It is a criminal activity that uses e-mail or unsolicited phone calls to acquire personal information, such as banking information, Social Security numbers, user IDs or passwords.
“CenturyLink strives to protect its customers from phishing attacks. We will never call or email customers to ask for bank account information, social security numbers or to verify a home address. These are all examples of potential phishing scams,” said Dave Mahon, CenturyLink’s vice president and chief security officer. “In the case of a suspected phishing call, live or automated, we advise you to hang up. We welcome calls from our customers with any questions or concerns.”
The concept behind phishing involves leveraging a trusted relationship between a person and a familiar business in order to lure that person into revealing sensitive information. An e-mail message may include text urgently asking to “verify your account” or “confirm billing information.” A phishing phone call may appear to be from a familiar source, a highly-recognizable business or a survey conductor attempting to gain personal and financial information.
If a phone call is suspected as a scam, hang up without offering personal information. If an email is received and suspected as a scam, consider installing filtering software and forwarding the message to the actual organization. CenturyLink customers can take advantage of the company’s filtering software and forward emails to phishing@centurylinkservices.net.
For additional information on how to protect personal information, visit CenturyLink’s consumer security blog atwww.centurylink.com/securityblog.
About CenturyLink
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a global communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company enabling millions of customers to transform their businesses and their lives through innovative technology solutions. CenturyLink offers network and data systems management, Big Data analytics and IT consulting, and operates more than 55 data centers in North America, Europe and Asia. The company provides broadband, voice, video, data and managed services over a robust 250,000-route-mile U.S. fiber network and a 300,000-route-mile international transport network. Visit CenturyLink for more information.
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