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Tuesday, July 08, 2003

Pay up Caveat emptor

ISS Paypal LogosThe use of SSL certificates is the latest in a long list of scams targeting PayPal users. We have resisted the temptation to profile this story for some time, on the basis that most of our readers are more aware and would not be duped by the obvious scams. However the latest techniques uses a fairly sophisticated SSL mechanism to further obfuscate the deception. The scam is now also being profiled by the Internet Storm Centre who in their own way are a bit like the Kate Aidie of the internet news world, ..if they report it it must be real.
Related links
PayPal Scam Site Using Legit SSL article by Ryan Naraine
PayPal
Internet Storm Center (ISC)

posted by Robert Campbell 8:09 PM


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