Greymagic software released its security advisory GM#007-OP yesterday announcing that Opera Browser users while using favicons (shortcut icons) in their browser bar and/or favorites may be injected with a hostile domain name leading Opera to think it is in fact trusted.

Anonymous writes "In response to the anonymous comment under the phishing expedition postings regarding Platypus and Videogame Masters, and in warning to everyone: I too was charged by Videogame Masters. No $9.95, either. Try $49.95.

The charge was on my Washington Mutual Visa checkcard. Because this account is mainly spending money, and spend I do, I might have never noticed if I hadn't been so sleepless tonight that I went through my bank statement just to pass time."

chiya writes " Last year, EarthLink, the big U.S. Internet access provider, went hunting for phishers.



It started a campaign to track down people who were sending e-mail messages that purported to be from EarthLink but were actually attempts to steal customers' passwords, credit card numbers and other personal information."

chiya writes "U.S. Shuts Down Internet 'Phishing' Scam WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Monday it had arrested a Texas man who crafted fake e-mail messages to trick hundreds of Internet users into providing credit card numbers and other sensitive information "

Eggman5X writes "Just received a mighty suspicious message claiming to be from a Wells Fargo company. I say suspicious because it contains prompts for Username/SSN and Password, and because I have no customer relationship with ANY Wells Fargo company.

Subject: Wells Fargo Customer Alert!
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 00:30:47 -0600

The body appears to be trying to spoof the Wells Fargo home page.

I suggest the highest caution if you receive a similar message.
"

Victim threatened in new e-mail scam
Web-posted Mar 16, 2004
By STEPHEN FRYE
Of The Daily Oakland Press

On the surface, it sounds like the lowest form of e-mail scam.

A computer user is told that unless he sends his credit card information, he will be billed for a CD of child pornography, which will then be sent to his home.

Tank863 writes "by Steve Gold

Customers of MBNA Europe, the bank and credit card issuer, have been hit by a new email identity theft scam, known as phishing.
The authentic-looking emails target UK customers of the bank, asking users to click on a link to a fraudulent website and fill in their user details. "

Recently UnEarthed Phishing Expedition

re: http://www.davwebsoftinc.com/

by Paul Laudanski and James D. Littell, Sr., ComputerCops Command
February 16, 2004

Un-named sources from a major U.S. Internet Services Protocol (ISP) company, have unearthed a nasty little Phishing expedition.

While appearing to be a completely legitimate e-business domain website they ask for........... and obtain personal information from the victims.

Anonymous writes "New York, NY. January 27, 2004 - With the prevalence of spam filters working more effectively to protect against 'buy this', and 'enlarge that' emails, spam has begun its transformation from simply annoying to highly dangerous, including viruses that take over computers to send spam, and the newest and most disturbing trend being Phishing. "

WeekEnd Feature: Gone Phishing

by Ian Thompson, CCSP Staff Editor
January 24, 2004

Jus’ lazin’ on a Sunday afternoon…
How many of us have received an email from “our” banks asking us to re-register? Or that eBay or Amazon have suffered a security breach and need us to confirm our username and password to prevent the ‘fix’ from removing our accounts? The web addresses all look okay, and the first bit matches the home page details of these sites, so it all seems legitimate.