Comments on: There’s a new phishing approach in town! http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/ IT random thoughts Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:06:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: psc http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-93419 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:02:31 +0000 http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-93419 I just received the same phishing attempt today. It makes me think twice about using Paypal ever again. APPARENTLY NOT FIXED. I just received the same phishing attempt today. It makes me think twice about using Paypal ever again. APPARENTLY NOT FIXED.

]]> by: awl http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90907 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:25:06 +0000 http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90907 Reported to PayPal. Fixed. Reported to PayPal. Fixed.

]]> by: Darla http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90882 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:37:19 +0000 http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90882 I receive emails like this alot, but the one thing that I spot before even checking the url is the greeting of the email. An official Paypal email will always be addressed to the name on your Paypal account. The spam emails usually say "Dear Paypal User" or something similar. I receive emails like this alot, but the one thing that I spot before even checking the url is the greeting of the email.

An official Paypal email will always be addressed to the name on your Paypal account. The spam emails usually say “Dear Paypal User” or something similar.

]]> by: eiras http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90881 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:55:07 +0000 http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90881 Have you reported this to paypal (if possible) ? Have you reported this to paypal (if possible) ?

]]> by: Chitza http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90861 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:17:47 +0000 http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90861 Well, Firefox 3 reports the link as a Web Forgery... Well, Firefox 3 reports the link as a Web Forgery…

]]> by: Conor Mulligan http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90860 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:56:15 +0000 http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90860 It's easy to see how someone could be fooled by this. Fortunately, it's already blacklisted so Firefox 3 will render a warning. It’s easy to see how someone could be fooled by this. Fortunately, it’s already blacklisted so Firefox 3 will render a warning.

]]> by: Hamy http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90858 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:44:16 +0000 http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90858 Good eye! Those are the tiny little things that are hard to spot. Thanks for the post Good eye! Those are the tiny little things that are hard to spot.

Thanks for the post

]]> by: slayerboy http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90857 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:00:31 +0000 http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90857 This is why I have NEVER followed links from emails unless I am sure it's from the intended sender. 99% I will just go to the main url, in this example paypal.com and login. Granted, some sites that use verification emails when you sign up for them will have you click on a link to verify, but they will also have a manual way for you to enter that info as well. People just need to use some common sense. Scams are everywhere, not just the guy on the street corner selling "rolex" watches out of his trenchoat. This is why I have NEVER followed links from emails unless I am sure it’s from the intended sender. 99% I will just go to the main url, in this example paypal.com and login.

Granted, some sites that use verification emails when you sign up for them will have you click on a link to verify, but they will also have a manual way for you to enter that info as well.

People just need to use some common sense. Scams are everywhere, not just the guy on the street corner selling “rolex” watches out of his trenchoat.

]]> by: beager http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90856 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:13:12 +0000 http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90856 That's a pretty serious oversight on PayPal's part. A lot of sites are vulnerable like this, but the fact that it is PayPal is pretty astonishing. It cannot be overstated how disastrous an oversight this is on their part. That’s a pretty serious oversight on PayPal’s part. A lot of sites are vulnerable like this, but the fact that it is PayPal is pretty astonishing. It cannot be overstated how disastrous an oversight this is on their part.

]]> by: ray http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90854 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:28:55 +0000 http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2008/07/05/theres-a-new-phising-approach-in-town/#comment-90854 It is called "phishing", not "phising" It is called “phishing”, not “phising”

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