topic Re: Phishing attacks in Selling

Phishing attacks

downeyas — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 09:00:45 GMT

Be very careful folk, I have had 3 phishing attacks today, 1 when I was doing online banking and 2 whilst in here (eBay) Have changed my passwords in both places - thanks to my virus protection

Phishing is the attempt to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and sometimes, indirectly, money) by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

Re: Phishing attacks

go-tazz — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 02:35:06 GMT

It would be wise to also run your anti spyware as you may have downloaded a Trojan or Keylogger,(hence,why

it targeted those two specifically,

Re: Phishing attacks

downeyas — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 04:36:29 GMT

Thank you tazz - already have, ran a full scan and did a system restore as well - fingers crossed lol

Re: Phishing attacks

jerryman12a — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 07:16:40 GMT

It might pay to check what you have downloaded recently by checking your Control Panel - Programs , if anything has been installed recently something may have piggy backed.

I always do a manual install and make sure I untick and extra's

Re: Phishing attacks

modestbods — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 07:36:42 GMT

Thanks for the heads up OP.

I've gotta ask though, which joker brought a hyperlink to a thread titled Phishing attacks ?

That's kinda like taking a stripper to a monastery.

Re: Phishing attacks

downeyas — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 10:09:04 GMT

I am actually quite computer litterate so do know what I am doing - the link via my word 'phishing' is very harmless, just gives more information than I could

I just wanted to let eBay peeps know what was around, can''t be the only person that gets warnings about them can I?

Re: Phishing attacks

downeyas — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 10:13:15 GMT

Almost forgot, the only things I download are updates from microsoft, ccleaner (piriform) & anti-virus.

Re: Phishing attacks

black*poppy — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 10:20:52 GMT

What, no Flash? That's no fun

Re: Phishing attacks

modestbods — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 11:02:16 GMT

LOL that's cool & makes sense. I wondered why I couldn't find the link, now I know.

I really enjoyed the irony of it. Links are like heights are to some people, if you tell them not to look it ensures that they will, just to see for themselves what it is you don't want them to see. So there are some topics/threads you just don't want to find links posted in. Imo Phishing attacks would be right up there on the list, not too far behind Trojan attacks.

Re: Phishing attacks

i-love-my-sheep — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 12:39:56 GMT

@downeyas wrote:
Thank you tazz - already have, ran a full scan and did a system restore as well - fingers crossed lol

I hope if you did a system restore, you did it before running the scanners, otherwise anything removed would have been reinstalled after doing a system restore!

Thanks for the heads up about yet another scam. I'm starting to feel a little left out. No phishing emails and no emails from eBay telling me they have upgraded my DSR's!!

I think the last (potential) phishing email I got was about 12 months ago and the sender was 'ebay seller' and they were supposidly wanting to send me a surprise gift for buying off them. As if I'd be stupid enough to click on their link!

Re: Phishing attacks

downeyas — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 21:44:53 GMT

Yep, sure did sheep - oh the wonderful world of computers - a trojan always makes me think of the trojan horse full of soldiers - phishing, well thats obvious ' what did you catch ' - virus? just think about it, I don't want to this early in the morning lol Thank you everyone for all the help & advice, I really do appreciate that