Tag: paypal
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From HSBC to product descriptions: the malicious emails bypassing your filters
Over a one-week period earlier this month, the average email with a malicious attachment was almost three times as likely to bypass email security products than a spam email without such an attachment. When it came to phishing emails ─ a category in which we include emails that link to malware ─ the situation was…
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From HSBC to product descriptions: the malicious emails bypassing your filters
Over a one-week period earlier this month, the average email with a malicious attachment was almost three times as likely to bypass email security products than a spam email without such an attachment. When it came to phishing emails ─ a category in which we include emails that link to malware ─ the situation was…
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PayPal spam leads to exploit kit
Clicking on links leads to Blackhole rather than phishing site. Fake PayPal receipts were being spammed out this morning, with links leading to a version of the Blackhole exploit kit. The emails look like typical PayPal confirmation emails and suggest that funds have been sent from the user’s account. The supposed recipient of these funds…
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Phishing on rise, but anti-phishers fighting back
As UK banking body reports major increase in phishes, PayPal unveils blocking strategy. A report from the UK payments industry association APACS has shown a dramatic increase in phishing incidents, with the number of reports for Q1 of 2008 up 200% on the same period last year. Meanwhile major phishing target PayPal , the online…