PayPal Security Warning—$2,000 ‘Phish-Free’ Phishing Attack Confirmed

PayPal Security Warning—$2,000 ‘Phish-Free’ Phishing Attack Confirmed

A new PayPal phishing attack has been confirmed with a critical twist: it’s phish-free. Here’s what you need to know.

Emails from legitimate PayPal address used in crafty phishing scheme

Attackers exploit PayPal’s email notifications to trick users into linking their accounts to attacker emails. Introduction to Malware Binary Triage (IMBT) Course Looking to level up your skills? Get 10% off using coup…

Clever PayPal attack dodges phishing checks to take over accounts

Research by Fortinet has uncovered what it terms a 'phish-free' PayPal phishing attack that seeks to trick the unwary into giving up control of their account. It starts with an email request for payment that appears to come from a valid email address. Click the link and you're taken to a PayPal login page showing a request for payment. This is where it gets clever because if you do login your account gets linked to the address the email was sent…