Comments on: No Phishing Allowed http://ebayinkblog.com/2008/07/08/no-phishing-allowed/ an inside look at the wide world of eBay, Inc. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:43:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy Geldman http://ebayinkblog.com/2008/07/08/no-phishing-allowed/comment-page-1/#comment-4214 Andy Geldman Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:43:58 +0000 http://ebayinkblog.com/?p=146#comment-4214 Phishing detection, like Spam detection, is an inexact discipline. There is always the risk of false positives (as reported by Patrica above) as well some malicious emails failing to get caught. It's been a long time since Bill Gates predicted the death of spam (he said in 2004 it would be eradicated by 2006!), but a proper technology-based solution is still nowhere in sight. So come on technology companies, give us a modern email system! Phishing detection, like Spam detection, is an inexact discipline. There is always the risk of false positives (as reported by Patrica above) as well some malicious emails failing to get caught.

It’s been a long time since Bill Gates predicted the death of spam (he said in 2004 it would be eradicated by 2006!), but a proper technology-based solution is still nowhere in sight.

So come on technology companies, give us a modern email system!

]]> By: Abhinav Singh http://ebayinkblog.com/2008/07/08/no-phishing-allowed/comment-page-1/#comment-4213 Abhinav Singh Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:39:24 +0000 http://ebayinkblog.com/?p=146#comment-4213 Nice post, well I recieved an email yesterday itself asking me to update my card information as it has been deactivated and finally realized its a phishing site. Read more and see the screen shots of the same here: http://abhinavsingh.com/blog/2008/07/fake-email-from-paypal-cloned-sites/ Nice post, well I recieved an email yesterday itself asking me to update my card information as it has been deactivated and finally realized its a phishing site.

Read more and see the screen shots of the same here:

http://abhinavsingh.com/blog/2008/07/fake-email-from-paypal-cloned-sites/

]]> By: Patricia1 http://ebayinkblog.com/2008/07/08/no-phishing-allowed/comment-page-1/#comment-4203 Patricia1 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:14:13 +0000 http://ebayinkblog.com/?p=146#comment-4203 I'd be happy if they'd just recognize what is phishing and what isn't. I received an 11.50 payment from Squidoo - apparently it was from Google ads on my Squidoo page (which I was not aware of). I sent it to Paypal and they wrote back that it was, indeed, a phishing email and they would work hard to nab these evil-doers. Well, thankfully I remembered to go back to Squidoo and look in my account - there it was - $11.50 waiting to go to my Paypal account the minute I give them the right email address for it! So much for Paypal doing its job! I’d be happy if they’d just recognize what is phishing and what isn’t. I received an 11.50 payment from Squidoo – apparently it was from Google ads on my Squidoo page (which I was not aware of). I sent it to Paypal and they wrote back that it was, indeed, a phishing email and they would work hard to nab these evil-doers. Well, thankfully I remembered to go back to Squidoo and look in my account – there it was – $11.50 waiting to go to my Paypal account the minute I give them the right email address for it! So much for Paypal doing its job!

]]> By: TheBrewsNews http://ebayinkblog.com/2008/07/08/no-phishing-allowed/comment-page-1/#comment-4202 TheBrewsNews Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:35:37 +0000 http://ebayinkblog.com/?p=146#comment-4202 Now if only PayPal would devote some resources to fixing their system so that sellers would consistently receive email notifications of buyers' payments, I would be happy. This has been a known problem for months. Now if only PayPal would devote some resources to fixing their system so that sellers would consistently receive email notifications of buyers’ payments, I would be happy. This has been a known problem for months.

]]> By: Henrietta http://ebayinkblog.com/2008/07/08/no-phishing-allowed/comment-page-1/#comment-4196 Henrietta Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:03:13 +0000 http://ebayinkblog.com/?p=146#comment-4196 The simplest, safest and most secure way to put an end to PayPal phishing would be for PayPal to cease putting clickable links in emails. Any customer communication requiring input from customers should be on the secure site. "You have a message from PayPal which requires response, please log in to your account to access it." The simplest, safest and most secure way to put an end to PayPal phishing would be for PayPal to cease putting clickable links in emails. Any customer communication requiring input from customers should be on the secure site.

“You have a message from PayPal which requires response, please log in to your account to access it.”

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