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PayPal phishing attack - no foolin' (US-CERT)


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#1 AplusWebMaster

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Posted 01 April 2008 - 02:31 PM

FYI...

- http://www.us-cert.g...phishing_attack
April 1, 2008 - "US-CERT has seen reports of a phishing attack that targets PayPal users. The attack arrives via an unsolicited email message containing an HTML attachment. The message indicates that the attachment is a verification form intended to offer the user protection from fraudulent activity. Users who open the attachment are instructed to enter their email address and PayPal password. This information is then sent to an attacker..."

- http://www.millersmi....uk/report/6800
31 March 2008 - "...PayPal -never- sends their users emails requesting personal details in this way..."

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Edited by AplusWebMaster, 20 April 2008 - 09:25 AM.

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