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Firefox's Google powered anti-phishing and Postbank.nl phishing

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

Sunday, December 31, 2006
17 years ago3,234 views

An english translate needed, please...:
http://www.security.nl/article/15133/1/Google_en_Firefox_waarschuwen_voor_echte_Postbank_website.html

Art-One [PersonRank 10]

17 years ago #

http://www.security.nl/image/984

Translated text:
The pishing attact that took place on December 25st on clients of the Postbank has given unwanted side effects. The anti-phishing database of Google has tagged both the fake as the real site of the Postbank as 'not to be trusted'.

The phishing filter of Firefox uses Google's database. So users of Firefox get a false alert when accessing the site. Google has been informed by now, so tells Kaparsky Labs virus analist Roel Schouwenberg.

(Sorry for my 'liberal' translation. I did in a hurry, but I'm sure the message is there...)

Original text:
De phishing aanval die eerste kerstdag op Postbankklanten plaatsvond heeft een nogal vervelende bijwerking gekregen. De anti-phishing database van Google heeft namelijk per ongeluk zowel de valse als legitieme Postbank site als onbetrouwbaar bestempeld.

Het phishing filter van Firefox maakt van Google's database gebruik, waardoor klanten ten onrechte onderstaande waarschuwing krijgen. Google is inmiddels ingelicht, zo meldt Kaspersky Lab virusanalist Roel Schouwenberg.

Art-One [PersonRank 10]

17 years ago #

BTW I don't get any alert anymore when I access the site...

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

17 years ago #

Art-One, thank you very much for providing the translation and taking your time on this!

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