---
title: "Phishing Sites Fool Users with Security Padlock"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/phishing-sites-fool-users-with-security-padlock/"
date: "2018-11-28T05:52:33+00:00"
section: "Software"
tags:
  - "Cyber Security Report"
  - "Hackers"
  - "Malware"
  - "Phishing"
  - "Security Padlock"
  - "Software Security"
source: "infosecurity-magazine.com"
source_url: "https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/phishing-sites-fool-users-with/"
---

# Phishing Sites Fool Users with Security Padlock

November 28, 2018 · Reported by infosecurity-magazine.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2018/phishing-sites-fool-users-with-security-padlock.jpg)

> For several years now, it has been a widely accepted truth that a green padlock in a website’s URL indicated that the site was secure; however, Krebs on Security reported that “Half of All Phishing Sites Now Have the Padlock.” Krebs warned, “Maybe you were once advised to ‘look for the padlock’ as a means of telling legitimate e-commerce sites from phishing or malware traps.

[Read the full article at infosecurity-magazine.com](https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/phishing-sites-fool-users-with/)

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