The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning consumers after seeing a new scam popping up called "tabnabbing."
Tabnapping is when a scammer will hijack an inactive browser tab and trick people into giving up their login and password information.
According to the Better Business Bureau, here's how it works:
You are working, shopping or just browsing online. As you do so, the open tabs on your browser begin to add up. No harm there, right? Unfortunately, those open, inactive tabs on your browser could put you at risk.
Tabnabbing is a phishing scam in which scammers load a fake webpage (typically a login form) in an inactive tab. It looks very similar to the site you had open.
When you click back on the tab, you may not even notice the change. However, as soon as you "login" to the fake page, the scammers gain access to your login ID and password.
To protect yourself from these types of scams:
- Before signing in, double check website URLs.
- Close tabs when you finish using them. Make it a habit to close each tab when you finish with the website. This way tabnabbers won't be able to gain access to inactive tabs in the first place.
If you have fallen victim to a similar scam, help others avoid being scammed by filing a report with BBB.org/ScamTracker. To earn more about other scams and how to avoid them visit BBB.org/scamtips.
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