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eBay Scrambles to Fix Phishing Bug 131

Posted by Zonk on Saturday March 05, 2005 @05:21PM from the watch-where-you-click dept.

Paul Laudanski writes "c|net is reporting that eBay is scrambling to fix a software glitch which opens doors to phishing attacks via one of its own valid URLs. "The flaw may have already allowed individuals to use one of eBay's URLs to trick unsuspecting parties into visiting malicious sites, the company representative said.""

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outlook! NOT GOOD (Score:1, Funny)

by thundercatslair ( 809424 ) writes: on Saturday March 05, 2005 @05:24PM (#11854720)

I lost 100$ because of I thought it was ebay.

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It's not a bug (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday March 05, 2005 @05:26PM (#11854734)

It's a pheature.

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In other news... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday March 05, 2005 @05:29PM (#11854750)

Slashdot Scrambles to Fix Dupes [slashdot.org]

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