Phishing attacks continue to pose a significant threat to individuals and organizations. Be careful when sharing sensitive information, and don't take the bait when it comes to phishing attacks.

Gift cards are extremely popular during the holidays. However, scammers love gift cards too. Learn more about how gift card scams work and what to look out for.

You spend a lot of time planning and browsing for holiday gifts. As retailers prepare to roll out their deals for the upcoming shopping season, people are buying gifts online more than ever. Here are some things to consider to make your holiday shopping more secure.

Data breaches show up in the news on a regular basis. According to Risk Based Security’s Mid-Year Data Breach Report, there were 1,767 publicly reported breaches in the first half of 2021, exposing 18.8 billion records.

Have you received a postcard regarding your mortgage that appears to be from TwinStar Credit Union? You aren’t alone.

Scammers tend to be very active during weekends and holidays as they try to take advantage of credit union closures and people traveling. Unfortunately, they are often successful.

Protect yourself and those you love. In a recent scam targeting cash-strapped millennials, fraudsters are once again cashing in on people’s naivety and goodwill. This time they’re using social media to make it happen.

Riiiing! You race for the landline, but the caller has already hung up—after just one ring. How rude! You thumb through the Caller ID, poised to give your mysterious caller a ring back when you note the strange area code.

TwinStar has rolled out enhanced Fraud Detection notifications to members. Previously, we would call the phone number on your account to verify any suspicious transactions we detected.

The situation is becoming all too common: you receive a call while out shopping or perhaps during dinner. Perhaps you don’t recognize the number, but the person on the line identifies themselves as an employee of your financial institution. They speak urgently—there’s a problem with your account.

Phishing is a type of online scam.