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PayPal hackers jailed in UK

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 26 January 2013 10:48 AM

US 'PayPal 14' case trudges along.

UK contracts PayPal for online identities

In Web/client - By Charis Palmer, 22 January 2013 12:00 PM

Private sector to handle registrations for Government services.

Student charged with PayPal hacks

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 11 December 2012 8:06 AM

A student who was a member of Anonymous has appeared in court and charged with a series of attacks on PayPal.

VMware source code dumped online

In Hackers - By Tom Espiner, 6 November 2012 8:22 AM

Guy Fawkes Day hacks continue.

PayPal security holes expose customer card data, personal details

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 1 November 2012 2:46 PM

Company denies data was accessible.

Etsy joins bug bounty crew

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 12 September 2012 9:59 AM

Offers $500 minimum, a t-shirt and a high-five.

Microsoft still bucks bug bounty trend

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 28 June 2012 3:30 PM

Redmond says BlueHat is better.

Feds arrest LulzSec leaders in international sting

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 7 March 2012 9:38 AM

LulzSec brought down amid allegations leader talked to feds.

Hackers sell PayPal accounts for 50 cents

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 6 October 2011 1:26 PM

Bargain prices for stolen verified accounts.

Crippled Wikileaks has not gone far enough: Assange

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 1 October 2011 5:27 PM

Governments will become transparent, or die.

Lulzsec's Recursion arrested

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 23 September 2011 9:51 AM

Alleged hacker accused of cracking Sony.

Alleged 'Anonymous 14' plead innocent to PayPal DDoS

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 5 September 2011 10:20 AM

Banned from the internet.

LulzSec spokesman Topiary arrested

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 28 July 2011 7:50 AM

Suspect had laughed "wholeheartedly" at fears of arrest.

Anonymous members vanned after PayPal DDoS

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 20 July 2011 1:07 PM

Fourteen Anons learn it's no fun in the FBI 'partyvan'.

Anonymous members vanned after PayPal DDoS

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 20 July 2011 1:07 PM

Fourteen Anons learn it's no fun in the FBI 'partyvan'.

PayPal CSO calls for AntiSec hunt

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 14 July 2011 2:05 PM

Hacking spree will continue unless perps are identified and 'vanned'.

PayPal Twitter account hijacked

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 6 July 2011 10:16 AM

Account tweets "don't use PayPal".

Hackers post stolen MySpace, PayPal details online

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 28 June 2011 12:16 PM

Credentials remain valid.

Banks, tech giants open to web interception attacks

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 22 June 2011 6:25 AM

Researcher lists insecure websites on 'bad list'.

Cyber Security Week: Cops raise alarm over private data online

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 30 May 2011 1:24 PM

Users don't know where their personal information is online, or who holds it.

Threat report: Kolab comes looking for Paypal details

In Applications - By Brett Winterford, 18 February 2011 8:10 AM

Sydney honeypots attract new Kolab variant.

WikiWars: blow by blow

In Hackers - 17 December 2010 12:05 AM

Assange out on bail; Aussie spies spooked by cyberwar; Google joins pariah cloud providers.

Assange detention sparks total cyberwar

In Hackers - 8 December 2010 2:13 PM

Botnets target each other in escalating DDoS conflict.

PayPal CISO refutes compromise claims

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 30 August 2010 1:37 PM

Says cybercriminals have not taken over accounts.

PayPal suspends hacker's account after bogus SSL post

In Risk - By Chuck Miller, 8 October 2009 11:38 AM

Black Hat demonstration was followed by exploits in the wild.

Consumer title claims Paypal is not secure

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 24 March 2009 10:24 AM

Paypal has been criticised for giving online shoppers a 'false sense of security'.

PayPal adds two-factor authentication from VeriSign

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 29 January 2009 10:38 AM

PayPal is to add two-factor authentication with a one-time password via text message or by using a security token as well as the standard password.

Nigerian 419 scams now hitting Paypal

In Messaging - By Tony Dennis, 28 November 2008 11:06 AM

A variant of the extremely popular Nigerian 419 scam is possible via Paypal, the INQ has discovered. On paper it looks bulletproof but it's still a big con.

eBay, Gmail and PayPal seek to limit bad emails

In Web/client - 10 July 2008 11:41 AM

PayPal, eBay and Gmail have teamed up to try and limit the amount of spam or phishing mails that their customers receive.

PayPal to acquire Fraud Sciences for US$169 million

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 29 January 2008 11:25 AM

PayPal has agreed to acquire Fraud Sciences, a vendor of online transaction-verification tools.

Phishers cast nets beyond PayPal

In Messaging - By Robert Jaques, 17 October 2007 9:36 AM

Security experts have reported a "dramatic reduction" in the proportion of phishing emails targeting customers of PayPal and its parent company eBay..

PayPal to deploy tokens to fight phishing attacks

By Ericka Chickowski, 12 February 2007 7:16 AM

PayPal will offer a public beta in the Unites States next week for a new security token designed to combat phishing attacks on its customers, a company executive told SCMagazine...

Ebay amongst phishers' favourites

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 8 January 2007 8:06 PM

PayPal, Barclays and eBay were the three firms most targeted by phishers last month, according to statistics compiled by PhishTank users.

PhishTank: PayPal, eBay most misrepresented by phishers

In Messaging - By Ericka Chickowski, 7 November 2006 10:15 PM

A new online community that tracks phishing sites released its first month's statistical review this week.

F-Secure: Man-in-the-middle PayPal attack in the works

By Dan Kaplan, 25 August 2006 9:19 PM

Researchers at F-Secure are warning about a potential man-in-the-middle attack targeting PayPal users.

Three-quarters of phish hit Paypal, Ebay

By René Millman, 31 July 2006 1:26 PM

Three-quarters of the net's phishing attacks target eBay and Paypal users, according to new findings.

PayPal scheme urges customers to phone in personal info

By Frank Washkuch, 7 July 2006 7:10 PM

A new phishing scheme is tempting PayPal users to call a malicious phone number and leave their account information, researchers warned today.

Phishing net open for PayPal users

By Frank Washkuch, 10 November 2005 10:13 PM

A bait-and-switch scheme is targeting users of the financial service PayPal, according to security researchers.

PayPal confirms security breach at partner site

By René Millman, 26 January 2005 11:23 AM

Online payment website PayPal confirmed that a breach of security had taken place at one of its partner sites last weekend and exposed a number of email addresses to hackers.

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