How To Use QR Codes Safely
These days, QR codes are a common and convenient way to scan tickets, view a menu, pay for a service, or even board your flight. With so many great uses, it’s not hard to see why QR codes have gained popularity since the start of the pandemic, but unfortunately, they can be used in harmful ways as well. Recently, fraudsters have been using QR codes to hide harmful links that steal personal information. Want to know how to keep your [...]
Five Things to Know to Help You Avoid Putting Your Money At Risk
Guarding Your Finances: Dodging Scams In today's digital world, online banking makes life easier, but it also brings new challenges like spoofing and phishing scams that can put your money at risk. Let's break it down to help you recognize and avoid these tricky schemes. What's Spoofing? Spoofing is when tricksters pretend to be your Kitsap Credit Union to fool you. They might send texts or calls claiming there's a problem with your account. These texts or calls may even [...]
Spoofing Tactics to Keep An Eye Out For
Your financial safety is important to us, be aware of spoofing tactics to avoid financial harm! Spoofing is when a fraudster calls or texts pretending they are from a government agency, trusted company, or financial institution. The information shown on your caller ID may look like it’s legitimate however, the caller asks for your personal information, such as your pin number, debit or credit card number, or even your online account username and password. No matter how convincing they may [...]
6 Tips to Protect Yourself from Fraud
Wondering what the best ways are to protect yourself from fraud? Let's talk about it! Here are a few strategies: 1. Monitor your credit reports and scores to see if there is unusual activity 2. Monitor your financial statements and make sure to contact your financial institution to correct any errors promptly 3. Practice password safety by creating strong passwords and updating them often 4. Be cautious online! Don't click unknown links or download sensitive information on public Wi-Fi 5. [...]
Tips On How To Use Public Wifi Safely
Using public WIFI can be risky if you are doing more on your device than exploring the internet. Using your favorite coffee shop’s network means that your personal information, private documents, contacts, family photos, and logins could be up for grabs by a hacker. In today’s “Ask The Expert” blog, we sat down with our Security Analyst Brent B. to ask some questions about using public WIFI safely. […]
Top Scams Targeting the Elderly
June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month. Top Scams Targeting the Elderly Statistics show that up to five million elderly Americans are abused every year. Criminals often target people over 60 because they are more financially secure, may experience memory loss, and tend to be more trusting. To ensure you or your loved ones are protected, we have compiled a list of the latest top scams. […]