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Yahoo! cracks down on eBay phishers
News is upgrading its Mail system with DomainKeys technology, to block phishing spam and other fraudulent emails that look like they come from eBay and PayPal but don't. Blocking the scam... [04 Oct 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 22.06.07
Round-Up Phishing involves the sending of fraudulent emails which ape the branding of well known companies - most commonly eBay, PayPal and a number of leading banks - with the intention of tricking recipients... [22 Jun 2007]
PayPal tackles phishing trap
News PayPal has fixed a flaw in its website to block a sophisticated scam designed to obtain sensitive data from members, the payment service said on Friday. PayPal, a unit of online... [19 Jun 2006]
Online casino punters targeted by malware scams
News Kimmo Kasslin, a researcher at F-Secure Labs, said it is inevitable criminals will start to target casinos as their membership numbers reach the same kind of critical mass that first flagged the likes of eBay and... [17 May 2006]
eBay: You've got (private) mail
News Such scams are a growing headache for companies online, but eBay and its financial payment service PayPal may be among the most targeted because of eBay's brand name and massive... [05 Jan 2005]
Cheat Sheet: Phishing
Cheat Sheet Typically these scams involve a spoofed email - often claiming to be from a bank or a payment services company such as PayPal. The scam will be emailed out to large lists of people asking them to confirm... [25 Jun 2004]
IE "phishing" fix lockout causes more complaints
News Major banks and other financial websites, such as PayPal, are popular targets of such fraud, often called "phishing. The software giant made the change to stop scam artists from constructing URLs that... [05 Feb 2004]
Hackers go all out with PayPal spam phishing scam Trojan
News The virus arrives via an email, which is thought to have been distributed through the usual spamming channels, that purports to come from eBay's online-payment service, with the subject "PAYPAL.COM NEW... [16 Jan 2004]
£350,000 internet ID theft gang get 15 years
News This was followed last week by a new variant of the Mimail worm that carried the PayPal phishing scam as its payload. The case represents the biggest conviction for the UK's cybercrime police, The... [21 Nov 2003]
EBay cracks down on fraud
News Starting this autumn, the online auction giant will allow PayPal sellers in good standing to offer purchasers a $500 buyer-protection plan, covering items never delivered as well as merchandise that doesn't fit the... [30 Jun 2003]
Exclusive: QXL closes down auction scam on UK site
News He would not allow buyers to view or pick any of the goods in person; the name and address he gave on the site did not match up to anyone in BT's directory enquiries - though he could be ex-directory; he answered questions incorrectly... [20 Jun 2003]
eBay traders targeted by email scam
News Over the past week, users of eBay's online payments service have been receiving emails masquerading as official PayPal alerts. Tricks involving bogus email posing as legitimate messages from... [10 Mar 2003]
