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March 16th, 2004, 08:19 PM
Link to story: http://www.detnews.com/2004/technology/0403/16/technology-93139.htm
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PayPal warns customers to safeguard personal data
By Mike Musgrove / The Washington Post
Online payment giant PayPal warned users Monday that scam artists have obtained select customer aliases, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses and transaction data by using phony e-mails to fool retailers into revealing the information.
The company said it appeared no personal financial information had been disclosed. But officials said they worried that the fraudulently obtained data could be used to deceive consumers into turning over credit card numbers and other sensitive information.
PayPal is a widely used online payment service that allows Web users to transfer money to each other electronically. PayPal handles the transaction, and neither side sees the other's...
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-{ Quote: "Tuesday, March 16, 2004
PayPal warns customers to safeguard personal data
By Mike Musgrove / The Washington Post
Online payment giant PayPal warned users Monday that scam artists have obtained select customer aliases, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses and transaction data by using phony e-mails to fool retailers into revealing the information.
The company said it appeared no personal financial information had been disclosed. But officials said they worried that the fraudulently obtained data could be used to deceive consumers into turning over credit card numbers and other sensitive information.
PayPal is a widely used online payment service that allows Web users to transfer money to each other electronically. PayPal handles the transaction, and neither side sees the other's...
.
.
." }-