Security News > 2020 > February > Active PayPal Phishing Scam Targets SSNs, Passport Photos

A recently uncovered phishing campaign, targeting PayPal users, pulls out all the stops and asks victims for the complete spectrum of personal data - even going so far as to ask for social security numbers and uploaded photos of their passports.

Some parts of the phishing email make strange use of exclamation points - For instance, the top of the email says "PayPal Notifications Center !" and the phishing link button reads, "Secure and update my account now !".

While the landing page pretends to be a legitimate PayPal login screen with the PayPal brand at the top, the phishing page is clearly not a PayPal domain.

Recently, the prolific phishing gang known as 16Shop has also added PayPal customers to its target set.

Kopriva said he has reported the phishing scam to PayPal.

News URL

https://threatpost.com/active-paypal-phishing-scam-targets-ssns-passport-photos/152755/