EBay UK users hit by 96% of phishing attacks
Published January 4th, 2006
Popular online auction site eBay was the target for 96 per cent of all UK phishing attacks in December, according to security specialists Fortinet.
Fraudsters seem to have anticipated the Christmas rush to use eBay to buy presents - and sell unwanted ones - and are targeting eBay users in a widespread assault.
Guillaume Lovet, Threat Response team leader at Fortinet, said: “One of the easiest and quickest ways to make money on the internet is setting up an auction on eBay for a [bogus] item, cashing the money, then disappearing.
“However, your account is likely to be closed because of the buyer complaints. You could create a new one but people generally do not buy an expensive item from a brand new account. Hence the value of stolen eBay accounts.”
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