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Uhu_Fledermaus
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:22 pm
Post subject: PayPal Security flaw allows Identity theft

A security flaw in the PayPal web site is being actively exploited by fraudsters to steal credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to PayPal users. The issue was reported to Netcraft today via our anti-phishing toolbar.

The scam works quite convincingly, by tricking users into accessing a URL hosted on the genuine PayPal web site. The URL uses SSL to encrypt information transmitted to and from the site, and a valid 256-bit SSL certificate is presented to confirm that the site does indeed belong to PayPal; however, some of the content on the page has been modified by the fraudsters via a cross-site scripting technique (XSS).

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IMS_Dakota
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:11 am Post subject: Re: PayPal Security flaw allows Identity theft
According to this article the problem has been addressed: news.com.com/PayPal+fi...84974.html

Uhu_Fledermaus
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:08 am Post subject: Re: PayPal Security flaw allows Identity theft
Glad to hear they plugged the Hole ! fled

RAF92_BattleHawk
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:33 pm Post subject: Re: PayPal Security flaw allows Identity theft
WoW! With so much knowledge in that subject, Your my first suspect ! _________________ 'Aut Pugna aut Morere'

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