man in the middle

Phishing: An Example

Friday, September 1st, 2006 | Tech Help | Comments Off

Email scams have been around for almost as long as email has been widely used and the tricks these con artists use get more complex every day. Recently I had heard of a PayPal scam going around that is quite nasty. An email shows up in your inbox and asks you to confirm your account details to secure your account and eliminate fraud on your account for good. To good to be true? I think so too. The scammer encourages you to click on a link within the email message that will take you to a website they have setup, that looks exactly like the PayPal login screen, where you enter your account user-name and password. Behind the scenes it copies your account info and logs you into PayPal so you think nothing is wrong. This is called a man-in-the-middle attack. › Continue reading

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