PayPal Warns Safari Users
Well, this is a bad news for all Safari browser users around the planet, both Macintosh and Windows, who use Safari to visits PayPal. On Thursday, February 28 2008, Paypal warns buyers to avoid Safari browser, because the risk of being hacked. Michael Barrett, PayPal’s chief information security officer, said that Safari is missing at least two important anti-phishing security features. According to Michael Barrett, the two lacking anti-phishing security features are Safari has no built-in phishing filter to warn users of suspicious sites. Then, Safari browser also has no support for EV (Extended Validation) certificates, a secure web browsing technology that gives a visual cue in the browser when it visits a legitimate web site.
Still according to Barrett, the data compiled on PayPal’s Web site show that the EV certificates are having an effect. He says IE 7 users are more likely to sign on to PayPal’s Web site than users who don’t have EV certificate technology, presumably because they’re confident that they’re visiting a legitimate site.
While the other browser such as IE7, Firefox and Opera, are safer, exactly because currently uses EV and at least support a basic filter and are likely to receive EV soon. The transactions themselves on Safari are said to be secure but may be deceptive if a phishing scam forges a security certificate.
In the bottom line, there is NO better anti-phishing filter than ourself, so being aware that scammers are out there and they are trying to get you. Just make sure you browse the right sites and follow links where you can trust them. So, be aware for this fucking matter, and please keep an eye on this matter for the Safari browser security updates. Thank you 
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From Munich
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Early on in the Leopard beta, Safari 3 had anti-phishing measures. For some reason they removed it but left the resources inside the app.
From San Antonio
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And after you drop Safari, drop Paypal because they are the next biggest crooks on the planet next to the guys running the phishing sites.
From London
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Safari is perfectly secure, and its even more secure because it doesnâ??t have all the exploitable flaws Internet Explorer has. There is absolutely nothing wrong or dangerous in using Safari.
From Brisbane
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I would say it was a gaping hole in the security because phishing is easy to avoid without massive pop-up messages freezing the screen whenever the browser detects it.
From
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hi mates, thank a ton for your responses. anyway, jeremiah said at his blog, “phishing attacks are attacks on visitors, not technology. so, the solutions aren’t likely technical”. and of course, i agreed with him
. ask why? its because the most methods of phishing use some form of technical deception designed to make a link in an email. the problem in how people deal with email (clicking on any link in an email message), and not with the browser. therefore, the phishing protection needs to be stepped up at the email client level, not at the browser level 
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From Syracuse
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It seems like something is missing, no?