This new phishing mail pretending
to come from eBay, pushes the envelope real far in convincing
you to click on a link and to make you give away your
confidential account information. At a time when even
the most susceptible user is becoming cautious against
attempts of email fraud, this one poses to educate you
on how scamsters con you with spoof emails, before leading
you the beaten path in directing to click on a link
to open an imposter login screen!
Security experts at MicroWorld Technologies inform
that the scam mail in question tells users their accounts
have been suspended after being compromised by suspected
online thieves and prompts them to key in their user
information in a form, in order to revoke the same.
Once the confidential information is entered in the
website given, it will be sent directly to those behind
the scam.
Sulabh Mahant, Security Analyst, MicroWorld Technologies,
observes "This mail is written in a very professional
manner to make even the well-informed user wonder
for a fleeting moment, whether all that it says is
actually true. It talks to you about online fraud
and the need to protect your password while handling
stuff over the Internet. The link looks authentic
while the mail even goes about explaining how some
pop-up blockers might prevent users from accessing
the form and gives you tips to circumvent it!"
eBay's tryst with Phishing goes a weary long way.
As one of the most widely targeted websites by criminal
gangs, there have been innumerable attempts to wriggle
into eBay user accounts and empty their wallets using
a varied range of methods and mechanisms.
To fight malicious mails like these, MicroWorld incorporates
continuously evolving technologies that perform futuristic
Phishing Protection and Spam Control in their Security
products eScan and MailScan. To advance its crusade
against unsolicited emails, the firm has developed
a dedicated spam filtering software named X-Spam.
Besides consistently innovating its Content Security
technologies, MicroWorld also provides timely alerts
to users on major online scams and fraudulent email
campaigns.
"One knows that phishing has come of age and
has already metamorphosed into techniques like pharming,
where DNS poisoning is employed in redirecting users
towards fake websites. Though this eBay mail might
be a retro sample in that sense, it's intriguing to
see the lengths con artists can go to script something
really believable. The fact is that every aspect of
online crime is trying hard to better itself and what
matters is how much your protective gear matches strides
with it," points out Govind Rammurthy, CEO MicroWorld
Technologies.
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