China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB), a Hong Kong-listed company, said Thursday it has found no evidence yet suggesting its servers might be attacked by fraud artists.

 

The bank's statement was in response to media reports that the server of the CCB Shanghai Branch was under attack by hackers who try to get unauthorized information.

 

CCB said it is investigating the report and has so far found no unauthorized use of its servers.

 

The report suggested the bank might be attached by hackers known as phishers. They make unauthorized inquiries as they fish for personal information of the bank's clients.

 

"CCB has given top priority to offering clients easy access to its services, while taking various measures to improve security," it said.

 

But the bank reminded its clients to be wary of unintentional disclosing their identification and account information.

 

Phishing also involves sending out fake emails, or spam, written to appear as if it had been sent by banks or other reputable organizations. The intent is to lure recipients into revealing sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, or credit card details.

 

Ordinarily, phishing attacks allure the recipient to a web page designed to mirror a target organization's own web identity and to collect the user's personal information, often leaving the victim unaware of the attack until they discover funds missing from their accounts.

 

(Xinhua News Agency March 17, 2006)