full-disclosure - [HV-PAPER] Anti-Phishing Tips You Should Not Follow

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Date: Fri Mar 31 09:11:38 2006
From: jasper at album.co.nz (Jasper Bryant-Greene)
Subject: [HV-PAPER] Anti-Phishing Tips You Should Not
	Follow

Marcos Ag?ero wrote:
> Michal Zalewski escribi?:
>> On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 michaelslists@...il.com wrote:
>>
>>> If the website then presents you with the "Logon failed" page, you are
>>> possibly on a legitimate website, so you may proceed with logging in
>>> using your correct credentials. If it gets you right through - it is
>>> definitely a phishing attempt.
>> Note to self: design my next phishing website to always display "logon
>> failed".
> Just as most of the phishing sites already do.

Really? I thought they somehow magically knew enough about you to sign 
you in properly and display all the correct details ;)

Seriously though, it wouldn't be that hard to forward the POST on to the 
real bank website, would it?

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