Paypal & eBay Rank Highest on Phishing List

SC Magazine

PayPal and eBay are easily the most common brands used in online scams, a PhishTank report reveals.

The inaugural report – based on the end-user submission of almost 300,000 emails believed to be phishes – shows PayPal and its parent eBay served as the lure in 63,437 verified phishing emails.

PayPal was spoofed in 31,719 emails, while the eBay name was faked in just one fewer email, according to the report from PhishTank, a community-based anti-phishing service. U.K.-based Barclays Bank came in a distant third, with 6,515 verified phishes spoofing the brand. Bank of America (5,727) and Fifth Third Bank (4,191) rounded out the top five.