eBay Phishing Scams
This file, when modified, can override the default DNS servers, thus allowing users’ internet browsers to receive one address and lead to another, leading users to a spoofed site when they try to access eBay. When personal information is entered, the user will be taken to the actual eBay website, completely unaware that the sensitive information just entered was, in fact, stolen. All this time, the eBay web address appears normally, days or even weeks after the original infection took place.
Although the propagation of this new variant may be slow, its infection impact is high, according to Aladdin, as it steals personal information pertaining to regularly used sites.
“We see this new fraud attempt as an illustration of the growing presence of dangerous phishing scams,” said Shimon Gruper, vice president of technologies for the Aladdin eSafe Business Unit. “Although web attacks are more difficult to measure than email-related attacks, we expect this JS.Feebs variant to have a significant impact for infected users, as their browser no longer indicates they are visiting a phishing site,” he said. “Thus, users are even more likely to provide their personal data, which then lands in the wrong hands.”
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