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Online Billpay Provider Loses Control of Domains

Posted by timothy on from the sell-your-body-to-pay-the-bills dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Several sites are running a story about a domain hijacking at Checkfree, the largest provider of online bill payment services to numerous banks and credit unions. According to Network Solutions, someone logged in to the domain administration page using Checkfree's account, and redirected its domains to a site in the Ukraine configured to serve up malware to unsuspecting users." Things like this make me nervous about switching to otherwise-tempting online bill payment, but checks are dangerous, too.

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  1. Epic Fail by NotQuiteReal · · Score: 4, Funny

    CheckFree, what can I say? At least now my Nigerian account can be linked in and I will finally get my cut of the money that I fronted 1% for, to get it out of the country...

    --
    This issue is a bit more complicated than you think.
  2. Checks are dangerous too? Better avoid money xfer by noidentity · · Score: 4, Funny

    Things like thismake me nervous about switching to otherwise-tempting online bill payment, but checks are dangerous, too.

    Obviously, the only safe solution is to not pay... what, that has problems too?!?

  3. Re:At least this time... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    In Soviet Ukraine, engineers socialize you! (Oh god did I really just type that?)

  4. Re:Summary's analysis doesn't make much sense. by zoefff · · Score: 5, Funny

    If there were a Slashdot feature to transfer money out of your bank account...

    It's called 'subscription'