Ebay Phishing

 



Example of Ebay Phishing Scheme


[There are many versions of the following email floating around the web...]

"Dear eBay customer:

We've recently noticed that someone has made [5] suspicious attemps to login into your online account from this address 72.122.18.131, our security commitment forces us to block your account temporarily until you verify your identity on our systems

Verify your identity at this form:

https://signin.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn&ru=http%3A//www.ebay.com/&_trksid=m37

[Clicking on this link takes you to an inoperable "file not found" page on the timberlineduckclub server.]

We apologize for the inconvinience this may cause, but security is one of our top goals in eBay Inc. You have 72 hours to verify the information on our systems, if you do not verify yourself, your account will be suspended, and have to contact us by phone or fax in order to unlock your account."


Ebay Phishing News and Information


 

Ebay Phishing News

Phishing scam uses Craigslist to lure users to fake eBay sites - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


Phishing scam uses Craigslist to lure users to fake eBay sites
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
... A new phishing scam is using the classified advertising Web site Craigslist to lure potential buyers to a fake version of the online auction site eBay. ...

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PayPal tells users to download anti-phishing software - Finextra


PC Magazine (blog)

PayPal tells users to download anti-phishing software
Finextra
PayPal is asking UK customers to download software from Iconix to help identify genuine e-mails sent by the eBay unit and weed out phishing messages. ...
PayPal Recommends Anti-Phish PluginPC Magazine

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Aberdeen City Council: Western Union phishing warning - Trading Markets (press release)


Aberdeen City Council: Western Union phishing warning
Trading Markets (press release)
Other examples appear to come from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), ebay or banks and building societies. "The advice is don't reply to such emails ...

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Phishers Targeting More (And Bigger) Fish - eSecurity Planet


SYS-CON Media (press release)

Phishers Targeting More (And Bigger) Fish
eSecurity Planet
While popular online sites and brands, such as Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) and Facebook are still phishers' playgrounds, tinier prey -- like ...
APWG Report: More Brands Subject to Criminal Exploitation than Ever, with ...SYS-CON Media (press release)

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Twitter attack affects thousands of users - Telegraph.co.uk


CBC.ca

Twitter attack affects thousands of users
Telegraph.co.uk
Cluley said that the spate of phishing attacks against Twitter could put some people off using the service. "These attacks are becoming quite an issue, ...
Twitter Warns of Direct-Message Attacks, a Bit LatePC Magazine
Tweeters caught out by 'phishing'The Press Association
Twitter Phishing Plus: Social Media Attacks on RiseeCreditDaily.com
SC Magazine UK
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How cybercriminals invade social networks, companies - USA Today


How cybercriminals invade social networks, companies
USA Today
"Social networks provide a rich repository of information cybercriminals can use to refine their phishing attacks," says Chris Day, Terremark's chief ...

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