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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: phishing

phishing stories: 24 news summaries

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Phishers Adopt New Tactics to Reel In Victims

Online fraudsters turn to shorter URLs to make sites look legit

Dec 3, 07 5:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Internet phishers are using shorter Web addresses to make their sites seem more legitimate, says IBM's online-security division. The group observed fraudulent URLs dropping from 30-37 characters to an average of 17, reports CNET. "The fact that they felt the need to make this move suggests that they were... More »

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online fraud • web surfing • Internet security • phishing

Now PayPal Is Everywhere MasterCard Is

New service aims to protect financial info, simplify shopping

Nov 20, 07 10:16 AM CST
(Newser) - PayPal is offering a new way for customers to pay on sites that don't normally accept the service. PayPal Secure Card creates a new MasterCard number for every transaction and retrieves members' payment information from their PayPal accounts. "From a merchant's perspective this looks like any other MasterCard transaction,... More »

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Internet • online fraud • shopping • eBay • online retailers • Internet security • phishing • PayPal • MasterCard

Don't Take
the Bait on
Phishing Scams

MarketWatch's tips for avoiding the lure of fraud e-mails

Nov 18, 07 12:53 PM CST
(Newser) - We've all learned to avoid the obvious e-mail scams—but sometimes it's just hard to tell.  MarketWatch gives you some tips from separating the chaff from the wheat:
  1. Know what a phishing scam is: an attempt to con you into supplying ID info, account numbers, names, passwords and
... More »

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email • spam • list • scam • phishing • Contact Network of Spam Authorities • passwords

eBay Identity Thefts Raise Fears

Members personal data posted on forum

Sep 26, 07 11:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - A sinister incident in which confidential information of 1,200 eBay users was posted on a discussion forum is raising questions about the security of the world's biggest online marketplace. PC World reports that a person eBay called "a malicious fraudster" posted the personal data, visible for an hour... More »

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eBay • computer security • confidential information • phishing • malicious fraudster • Mark Rasch • Jonathan Garriss • Professional eBay Sellers Alliance

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