eBay is working frantically to fix a bug in their software which allows phishers to do their phishing dirty work using real eBay URLs in their phishing efforts. eBay is calling the phish-friendly problem a “software bug” which can be used to create a genuine eBay link which in turn redirects and takes the user to the phisher’s site - which looks exactly like a legitimate eBay page - where they can steal eBay account information, credit card information, and all sorts of other personal information.

While eBay’s users, and consumers in general, have become more careful about clicking on links which show up uninvited in email, this particular phishing bug is insidious because the link in the phishing email is… [Continued…]