Comments on: MySpace Phishing http://patorjk.com/blog/2007/12/17/myspace-phishing/ web apps, programming talk, and random thoughts Sat, 12 May 2012 02:43:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: patorjk http://patorjk.com/blog/2007/12/17/myspace-phishing/comment-page-1/#comment-5230 patorjk Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:47:05 +0000 http://patorjk.com/blog/2007/12/17/myspace-phishing/#comment-5230 hey Imran, Good to hear from you! Hope everything has been going well. I bumped into Harsh at the Columbia mall a while back, he didn't seem that amused to see me. I guess he's still bitter about his falling out with Kevin (I tried to stay out of it but I guess he associates me with Kevin). Anyway, yeah, a Paypal scam is much more harmful. People usually try to steal myspace accounts just for the "lulz", but if someone gets your Paypal info they can do some real damage. It's also a much more dangerous scam for the scammer. You can get some real jail time for trying to pull something like that, whereas I can't see much jail time happening to someone if they steal some myspace passwords. hey Imran,

Good to hear from you! Hope everything has been going well. I bumped into Harsh at the Columbia mall a while back, he didn’t seem that amused to see me. I guess he’s still bitter about his falling out with Kevin (I tried to stay out of it but I guess he associates me with Kevin).

Anyway, yeah, a Paypal scam is much more harmful. People usually try to steal myspace accounts just for the “lulz”, but if someone gets your Paypal info they can do some real damage. It’s also a much more dangerous scam for the scammer. You can get some real jail time for trying to pull something like that, whereas I can’t see much jail time happening to someone if they steal some myspace passwords.

]]> By: Imran http://patorjk.com/blog/2007/12/17/myspace-phishing/comment-page-1/#comment-5229 Imran Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:17:04 +0000 http://patorjk.com/blog/2007/12/17/myspace-phishing/#comment-5229 An even more dangerous thing that has been occuring is when you get an email claiming to be from Paypal. If you click the link the site looks just like Paypals. And of course you enter in your login and password and they now have access to your pay pal account. I got an email from these guys and quickly thought it was a scam. Like the myspace thing only if you pay attention to the url ( which most people won't) will you notice. An even more dangerous thing that has been occuring is when you get an email claiming to be from Paypal. If you click the link the site looks just like Paypals. And of course you enter in your login and password and they now have access to your pay pal account. I got an email from these guys and quickly thought it was a scam. Like the myspace thing only if you pay attention to the url ( which most people won’t) will you notice.

]]> By: patorjk http://patorjk.com/blog/2007/12/17/myspace-phishing/comment-page-1/#comment-4646 patorjk Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:45:05 +0000 http://patorjk.com/blog/2007/12/17/myspace-phishing/#comment-4646 Wow, I can't believe I missed that story! I usually read reddit every day too. I guess this one just slipped by me. I can't believe they pulled that off, and I can't believe the story didn't make a bigger wave. Stealing 70k passwords, that's pretty crazy. 4chan is a weird site, I'm not really sure I understand its popularity or how it's associated with hacking. Every time I visit it seems like it's just people posting up weird images and making comments about them. Though when I watch videos about the site, they always talk about "Anonymous" and all the hacking that goes on. It almost seems like I'm going to the wrong site (4chan.org -> the random section?). Wow, I can’t believe I missed that story! I usually read reddit every day too. I guess this one just slipped by me.

I can’t believe they pulled that off, and I can’t believe the story didn’t make a bigger wave. Stealing 70k passwords, that’s pretty crazy.

4chan is a weird site, I’m not really sure I understand its popularity or how it’s associated with hacking. Every time I visit it seems like it’s just people posting up weird images and making comments about them. Though when I watch videos about the site, they always talk about “Anonymous” and all the hacking that goes on. It almost seems like I’m going to the wrong site (4chan.org -> the random section?).

]]> By: Awesome AnDrEw http://patorjk.com/blog/2007/12/17/myspace-phishing/comment-page-1/#comment-4639 Awesome AnDrEw Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:18:53 +0000 http://patorjk.com/blog/2007/12/17/myspace-phishing/#comment-4639 I guessed you missed the story about the 70,000+ MySpace accounts hijacked within the last two months ;). But yeah, at one point that site also contained a Trojan Dropper on it. Most people only give the URL a quick glance before deciding it's trustworthy. I guessed you missed the story about the 70,000+ MySpace accounts hijacked within the last two months ;) . But yeah, at one point that site also contained a Trojan Dropper on it. Most people only give the URL a quick glance before deciding it’s trustworthy.

]]> By: patorjk http://patorjk.com/blog/2007/12/17/myspace-phishing/comment-page-1/#comment-4634 patorjk Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:09:49 +0000 http://patorjk.com/blog/2007/12/17/myspace-phishing/#comment-4634 It's certainly clever, and I'm sure a lot of people are following for it and don't even realize it. And yes, I saw this scam in a girl's profile. Though the other two friends that have had problems were both guys. It’s certainly clever, and I’m sure a lot of people are following for it and don’t even realize it.

And yes, I saw this scam in a girl’s profile. Though the other two friends that have had problems were both guys.

]]> By: Luca http://patorjk.com/blog/2007/12/17/myspace-phishing/comment-page-1/#comment-4631 Luca Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:56:29 +0000 http://patorjk.com/blog/2007/12/17/myspace-phishing/#comment-4631 ahahaha this is cool social engineering... I think many people click on it, poor girl RIP (girl?) :D ahahaha this is cool social engineering…
I think many people click on it, poor girl RIP (girl?) :D

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