Protect PayPal users — there’s an app for that
March 11, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckPosted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software, User behavior, cybercrime, e-commerce, malware, online banking
If you’ve got a PayPal account, you’re likely a target for phishers who’ll try to nab your login credentials by sending phony e-mails that lure victims to a bogus site so they’ll unwittingly give up the info. The solution?
PayPal thinks they may have found one and they’re recommending it to their users. The online payment service says Iconix eMail ID can protect customers by visually identifying genuine messages. Once a customer installs the software, they’ll see an icon (a gold lock with a check mark) next to a PayPal logo whenever they receive authentic e-mail messages from the firm.
The free program works with most of the major e-mail services like Gmail, MSN Hotmail, Windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, Outlook and Outlook Express.
Check out the PayPal notice to users here
Here’s a link to the Iconix site where you can download the free software.
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April 16th, 2010 at 1:30 am
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