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eBay - Important security issue
15th April 2004

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Report Summary
Date Reported
15th April 2004
Apparent Sender
eBay
Return Address
aw-update@ebay.com
Subject
Important security issue
Format
HTML coded to look like plain text in order to disguise the link
Method
disguised link leads to bogus web content - submitted form data is captured by a script located ont eh same server as the forgery
Bogus Web Content?
Yes
URL of web content
http://loop.phpwebhosting.com/~eaccts/ebayIsApi/
RISK LEVEL
Medium
WARNINGS

1. Note the URL (in browser address bar) of the forged sign in page - nothing like any genuine eBay URL you would see.

 

" Dear valued eBay member: It has come to our attention that your billing updates are out of order. "...

 

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

 

The Spoof Email ...

Dear valued eBay member:
It has come to our attention that your billing updates are
out of order. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your
online experience and update your billing records you will not run
into any future problems with the online service. However, failure
to update your records will result in account termination.

Once you have updated your account records your session will not be
interrupted and will continue as normal. Failure to update will result in
cancellation of service, Terms of Service (TOS) violations or future billing
problems.

To update your records click here:
http://cgi1.ebay.com/acctupdate

Trust and Safety Departament
eBay Inc.
http://www.ebay.com/

 

The bogus web page ...

eBay - Important security issue forged sign in page.

 

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