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PayPal spoof e-mail virus spread slowing

by Donna Buenaventura Nov 20, 2003 3:35PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) ? A virus that poses as an e-mail from online payment provider PayPal and tries to trick people into sending out credit card and social security numbers is slowing its spread, an anti-virus expert said Thursday.

The Mimail.J virus, which showed up Monday, is rated a low risk but is significant because exposed information could be used to steal money from accounts or the victim's identity, said Craig Schmugar, a virus research engineer at Network Associates.

There could be another variant of the virus, given that 10 have already been circulated since the original version first surfaced in August, he said.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2003-11-21-mimail-slows_x.htm

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another paypal artical

by Berfert Nov 20, 2003 9:09PM PST

AT&T Files Patent Suit Versus PayPal, EBay
Thu November 20, 2003 02:29 PM ET

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Long-distance telephone company AT&T Corp. (T.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it filed a lawsuit against online auction house eBay Inc. and its PayPal Inc. unit, saying their online payment systems violated its patent on secure Internet payments.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=3864112

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Berfert-Thanks! Sophos says, fake paypal email continue to cause worm worries :(

by Donna Buenaventura Nov 20, 2003 10:26PM PST

Sophos reports that the latest versions of the Mimail worm (W32/Mimail-I and W32/Mimail-J) are continuing to spread widely, putting the credit card details of computer users at risk.

"Greed is driving criminals to exploit the internet to con as many people out of their credit card details as possible," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos. "All computer users should treat any unexpected request for banking information with caution, or they may end up out of pocket. Anti-virus software can protect you, but you must be as 'street-smart' on the internet as you would be in the shopping mall."

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/fakepaypal.html

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