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New Phishing Flaw in Internet Explorer

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the another-week-a-new-vulnerability dept.

JimmyM writes "Secunia reports on a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer. From the piece: 'This can be exploited to spoof the address bar in a browser window showing web content from a malicious web site.' According to several (german) media outlets this is already being exploited by phishing sites. Secunia has a test you can try to see if you are vulnerable."

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  1. Test I can try? by stunt_penguin · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Look up in top left hand corner of browser.
    2. If icon is a blue 'e' then you're vulnerable.

    That is all.

    /ms troll

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  2. Your Slashdot Login Information by eno2001 · · Score: 3, Funny

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  3. Ga! by MightyMartian · · Score: 4, Funny
    New Phishing Flaw in Internet Explorer

    I'm shocked, I tell you, I'm shocked!

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    1. Re:Ga! by madnuke · · Score: 3, Funny

      It dosnt work in Firefox :P so much for browser compatiabilty.

  4. What? by snib · · Score: 4, Funny

    This doesn't work in Firefox. I hate it when people only design their pages for IE!!

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  5. Looks like I'm secure by m50d · · Score: 5, Funny

    I tried to open the test page in Konqueror and it crashed. I wish I was joking :(

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  6. Good Grief by rAiNsT0rm · · Score: 3, Funny

    The other day I sent out an email to everyone in our company warning them of a new phishing scheme with a copy of the email attached. Within 10 minutes I had not one, but TWO replies to me with people's account/password info.

    So not only did they miss the entire message, they also couldn't even give their information to the right person. I wanted to just cry... I honestly think phishers deserve some peoples information.

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