Serious PayPal Flaw Reported

by Earl Moore on June 16, 2006

There's being reported a flaw in the PayPal web site that allows fraudsters to steal credit card numbers and personal data. The scary part is that the scam works convincingly by tricking users into accessing an URL actually on the genuine PayPal Web site.

You can read the complete story in Netcraft here.

You can never let your guard down. Never follow a link in an email or from a web site you aren't familiar with.  Always enter the web site URL directly into your browser before signing on to any site that contains sensitive personal information. It's a never ending battle to safeguard your personal data.

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