Phishing Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Consumer Reports pans Safari's lack of phishing protection

by Robert Palmer (Aug 5th, 2008)

Consumer Reports, in its annual internet security survey, recommended that Mac users avoid Safari because of its lack of phishing protection. Instead, they recommend users install Firefox 3 or Opera 9.5 as their default browsers, since both will warn users before displaying the contents of sites ...

Beefing up your Phishing net

by Robert Palmer (Jul 6th, 2008)

Phishers -- in their sinister attempts to bilk you out of your time, money, and personal information with bogus emails -- are becoming more and more clever. Luckily, with a little critical thinking and up-to-date software, you can keep yourself safe. Typically, to avoid falling victim to phishing, ...

Phishers targeting iTunes users

by Robert Palmer (May 21st, 2008)

Macworld is reporting that phishers are using the iTunes Store as a way to get personal information, using emails similar to those that purport to be from banks or auction sites. Andrew Lochart, from security company Proofpoint, Inc., says the emails indicate that users must correct a problem with ...

1Password updated with anti-phishing support

by Michael Rose (Apr 28th, 2008)

It's been six months between major upgrades to browser credentials manager and all-around swell pal 1Password, and the Agile team has not been napping; the new version 2.6 offers anti-phishing tech courtesy of integration with PhishTank.com, compatibility with SSB fave Fluid, and a more streamlined ...

PayPal says it won't block Safari

by Brett Terpstra (Apr 21st, 2008)

There's been some talk about PayPal blocking Safari from using its services, and I'm among those concerned about it... even if only from a convenience standpoint. Originally the news was gleaned from statements by PayPal Chief Information Security Officer Michael Barrett regarding browsers without ...

PayPal excludes Safari from "Safer Browsers"

by Brett Terpstra (Feb 28th, 2008)

I've seen some very convincing PayPal phishing sites in recent years. I've also worried many times that friends and relatives less savvy in the ways of the phisher may inadvertently hand off a password or two and blame me – the one who talked them into a PayPal account to begin with – ...

Does QuickTime pose a security risk?

by Erica Sadun (Dec 13th, 2006)

The whole QuickTime/MySpace security hole that was discussed this week on TUAW has given rise to a general concern about QuickTime's vulnerabilities. The QuickTime bug apparently allowed a worm to infect MySpace user profiles and redirected traffic to a phishing site, where passwords were ...

1Passwd - password/form manager lets Firefox use the Keychain

by David Chartier (Jun 6th, 2006)

*Oh snap!* Agile Web Solutions has created a password and form manager extension for both Safari and Firefox that fixes one of my biggest gripes about Mozilla's flagship browser: it can store website passwords in Mac OS X's Keychain Access application. For those who haven't stumbled upon the wonders ...

How to take Mac security seriously

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Mar 7th, 2006)

Damien went into detail about the "hacker challenge" story and, as he explained, it's much ado about nothing— for now. Clearly, this Mac security thing is only going to get more important. Even Headline News had a largely exaggerated report on the Bluetooth exploit found a while ...