Comments on: UK Consumers Lose Faith in ‘Phished’ Brands http://www.darknet.org.uk/2007/11/uk-consumers-lose-faith-in-phished-brands/ Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing & Computer Security Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:17:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Goodpeople http://www.darknet.org.uk/2007/11/uk-consumers-lose-faith-in-phished-brands/#comment-78265 Goodpeople Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:53:29 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2007/11/uk-consumers-lose-faith-in-phished-brands/#comment-78265 Well, I sort of understand why people react this way. When a company's name is being abused in a fishing attack and the new spreads, people will start to associate that company's name with "danger". The prase "Something fishy going down". comes to mind. Sorry for the lame attempt of humor. I don't think it's stupid. You can't really blame people. But sooner or later they'll realise that every company will become a taget sometime and that they just can't keep avoiding it. Well, I sort of understand why people react this way. When a company’s name is being abused in a fishing attack and the new spreads, people will start to associate that company’s name with “danger”.

The prase “Something fishy going down”. comes to mind. Sorry for the lame attempt of humor.

I don’t think it’s stupid. You can’t really blame people. But sooner or later they’ll realise that every company will become a taget sometime and that they just can’t keep avoiding it.

]]> By: dirty http://www.darknet.org.uk/2007/11/uk-consumers-lose-faith-in-phished-brands/#comment-76927 dirty Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:18:39 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2007/11/uk-consumers-lose-faith-in-phished-brands/#comment-76927 I think this goes to show how truly uneducated most people on the internet are. I agree that the companies should be doing there part to negate these phising sites but it really comes down to the end users clicking and typing. When I was reading this it made me do one of those wide eyed head shaking double takes at the screen. I agree with you Pantagruel, there is no patch for human stupidity. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I think this goes to show how truly uneducated most people on the internet are. I agree that the companies should be doing there part to negate these phising sites but it really comes down to the end users clicking and typing.

When I was reading this it made me do one of those wide eyed head shaking double takes at the screen. I agree with you Pantagruel, there is no patch for human stupidity.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

]]> By: Pantagruel http://www.darknet.org.uk/2007/11/uk-consumers-lose-faith-in-phished-brands/#comment-76922 Pantagruel Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:03:18 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2007/11/uk-consumers-lose-faith-in-phished-brands/#comment-76922 "Oh well I guess we just have to keep educating, talking, discussing and teaching. There “Oh well I guess we just have to keep educating, talking, discussing and teaching. There

]]> By: Nobody_Holme http://www.darknet.org.uk/2007/11/uk-consumers-lose-faith-in-phished-brands/#comment-76910 Nobody_Holme Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:55:05 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2007/11/uk-consumers-lose-faith-in-phished-brands/#comment-76910 "Sometimes I lose faith in the human race" I lost that a long time ago... But throwaways arent a perfect solution. I'm careful and use them, and only give my real email to people i trust, but I'm still on two of the spam lists... I do have to mention, some companies are no help, if theres a rash of phishing going round using their name, they should at least contact their customers. I got hit with a very very convincing one from paypal... which i dont use... so i emailed their customer support suggesting that they mention about it... and got told to fuck off, although it took them about 100 words. I'm not saying that the whole problem is their fault, but they should at least do their bit, after all, if their customers get all their money taken, they've got nobody to buy their stuff. “Sometimes I lose faith in the human race”

I lost that a long time ago… But throwaways arent a perfect solution. I’m careful and use them, and only give my real email to people i trust, but I’m still on two of the spam lists…

I do have to mention, some companies are no help, if theres a rash of phishing going round using their name, they should at least contact their customers.
I got hit with a very very convincing one from paypal… which i dont use… so i emailed their customer support suggesting that they mention about it… and got told to fuck off, although it took them about 100 words.
I’m not saying that the whole problem is their fault, but they should at least do their bit, after all, if their customers get all their money taken, they’ve got nobody to buy their stuff.

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