Re: Security Hole Found in PayPal Registration !
Amir Herzberg <[email protected]> Mon, 26 Jul 2004 09:38:33 +0200
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.mozilla.patches |
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| Organization | Another Netscape Collabra Server User |
| Message-ID | <ce28eo$kj51__11460.5655232028$1090881241$gmane$org@ripley.netscape.com> |
Xeon wrote: > Recently thier is a security Hole detected in PayPal Registration server, > Secure your hardly earned Money check out: www.onlinehacks.netfirms.com > > Thanks > care lover This is a sting. It claims to `hack paypal`, hoping some will try... in the process, the victim (you!) should e-mail your paypal account and password to an unknown account - probably of the hacker... I wonder if they'll get any `fish`... Most phishing attacks try to impersonate as a trustworthy site... But these guys apply the more classical sting operation, and like they say `You’re responsible for your action!` Best, Amir Herzberg Interested in phishing / spoofing / spamming and their prevention? See `Current research` in my homepage http://AmirHerzberg.com