Phishing – Part 2
Posted by John Patrick on Dec 16, 2003 in PKI
A number of readers were surprised to learn about phishing, and more than one suggested that I send the example to eBay. Actually, I am quite confident that eBay is on top of this issue. I suspect they scan continuously to find eBay fraud of all kinds — including phishing emails. eBay is an incredibly large and successful community for buyers and sellers and they have thought through all the aspects of the buying and selling processes. Any inhibitor to the growth of the community is something they are responsive too. Unfortunately, it is a constant battle to stay ahead of the fraudsters. Bob Safier shared with me an amazing fraudulent email that he received. (read more)
