Re: Curious use of htdig in a phishing attempt
"G. T. Stresen-Reuter" <[email protected]>
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I would suggest notifying the bank in any case. What would surprise me, though, is that Barclays is using htdig for anything other than an intranet or extranet search (password protected). I wouldn't read too much into it... Ted Stresen-Reuter On Apr 5, 2006, at 6:07 PM, Mike Causer wrote: > A phishing attempt to trap customers of Barclays Bank that's just > arrived contains a <!--htdig_noindex--> section in the html part of the > mail, specifically the part that includes the rogue website address. > > I wonder if the noindex section would have been part of Barclays' > standard format that the phishers have copied (big win for htdig > there!) > or if the phishers are using it, or even if an organisation like the > Anti-Phishing Working Group use it and the phishers are trying to > confuse them. > > > Just a bit of idle curiousity really. > > > > Mike > -- > Mike Causer Email - > mailto:[email protected] > GPG KeyID 1C2DDA07 WWW - > http://www.mikecauser.com > Flood the fen again! - Wicken Fen enlargement - > http://www.wicken.org.uk > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting > language > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live > webcast > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding > territory! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel? > cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > ht://Dig general mailing list: <[email protected]> > ht://Dig FAQ: http://htdig.sourceforge.net/FAQ.html > List information (subscribe/unsubscribe, etc.) > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/htdig-general > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ ht://Dig general mailing list: <[email protected]> ht://Dig FAQ: http://htdig.sourceforge.net/FAQ.html List information (subscribe/unsubscribe, etc.) https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/htdig-general