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Ebay's Fraud Team Fooled by Phishing Hoax

Richi Jennings recently got an email with the subject "Christmas is Coming on ebay.co.uk," which directed him to the Web site Ebaychristmas.net. He was asked to enter his eBay username/password AND the username/password for his e-mail account.

Sure looks like a Plishing attack to me! It did to Jennings too, who writes the Computerworld IT Blogwatch column.

He contacted eBay and was told it was "an official e-mail message sent to you on behalf of eBay.” Not being a idiot, although he felt eBay thought he was, he emailed them back and was promptly ignored.

Of course he was right, and eBay looks pretty stupid, moronic, and insensitive now. Just think what I’d call them if I didn’t like them! Mistakes happen, but this is pretty obviously a Phishing attack. They asked for not only his eBay info, but also his email login info - alarm bells were clanging loudly!!!

More details in Computerworld.

And the story continues at Rich's blog here. Thanks to Richi for letting me know.

Comments on "Ebay's Fraud Team Fooled by Phishing Hoax"

 

Blogger Richi Jennings said ... (Thursday, December 08, 2005 10:03:00 AM) : 

This is the Richi Jennings from the article. There's more to the story; it continues at richi.co.uk

 

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Most Internet users have been targeted by criminal phishing emails, yet less than one third have any idea what phishing is, and only 3.5% have changed their habits due to the threat of phishing!

Risks include Identity Theft, Credit Card fraud, and more.

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