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elgato
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:43 am Post subject: PayPal to Thwart Phishing Scams With New Device |
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PayPal is beta testing a new tool to help keep user accounts secure. The PayPal Security Key is a small electronic device that account-holders may order from PayPal. The device, small enough to attach to a keychain, generates a unique six-digit security code about every 30 seconds. Users enter that code when they log in to their PayPal or eBay account with their regular user name and password. Because the numbers on the device change continually, the code used to sign in expires, providing a higher level of security.
The PayPal Security Key uses Verisign's two-factor authentication system (http://www.verisign.com/products-services/security-services/unified-authentication/index.html). The two companies have a history of working together. In 2005, PayPal acquired VeriSign's payment gateway business. At the time, the companies said the acquisition was part of a strategic alliance that called for the two companies to collaborate on payment services and security initiatives for ecommerce. Last year, PayPal and eBay signed support for VeriSign's Identity Protection program (VIP).
more.. link to news article |
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HowardH
Joined: 26 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:11 am Post subject: Re: PayPal to Thwart Phishing Scams With New Device |
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| I have used such a device. One of my clients used this mechanism to keep the VPN secure. Unlike most of the other things used by that particular client, this secure key worked well. |
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tfw
Joined: 20 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 4:53 pm Post subject: paypal phishng |
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Got a email we had received a $254.00 payment, looked just like a regular paypal notice. Link to details sent me to a paypal sign on page. Thats a lot of plants to be shipped??? Address bar showed paypal.deepice.com. I did not put any info in went to another screen and went to paypal no payment. Reported it to paypal. So be careful folks.
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2ndhandrosefrommo
Joined: 23 Feb 2005
Posts: 456
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| Hi,I get them all the time. I never click on any link. I go to paypal if its not there I forward it to spoof@paypal.com E-You,Later! |
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xbaystores
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
Posts: 562
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Isn't it amazing that Google Checkout has absolutely no complaints about phishing emails? I still get 2-5 daily spoof emails from my Paypal account that I "closed" a few months ago... Not one from Google Checkout. I can't even find any complaints from anyone on the internet about Google phishing.
But, the mighty eBay and Paypal gods say Google Checkout is unsecure... |
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angelsolutions
Joined: 08 Mar 2005
Posts: 3289
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:51 pm Post subject: Re: paypal phishng |
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Same as 2ndhandrose....I never click on the links in those things. I go to my account directly and check there. If no payment, it goes to the spoof address.
As best you can NEVER click on those links!
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things4u
Joined: 21 Jan 2007
Posts: 1333
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| Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:31 am Post subject: Re: PayPal to Thwart Phishing Scams With New Device |
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| hi all what I did that stopped the phishing fast was to open up one of those and typed in jawantoblow _ _ lol and for pass word just F___ off and it stopped them from bothering me because they got a reply that told them that I wasn't going to fall for there scam and removed me from there list. I took a chance I know but it worked |
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xbaystores
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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Hi things4u,
Even that can be dangerous. The site you go to can place a cookie on your system that can track your keystrokes and sites you visit, then they simply invade your computer and retrieve the cookie. It seems complex, but to a good hacker it's as easy as stealing candy from babies. |
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