Scott Granneman, 2004-11-01
Recent "phishing" episodes, and two new browser vulnerabilities, show how the bad guys are tricking people into exposing their passwords and bank accounts. Couldn't happen to tech-savvy users, right? Unless you consider how entire nations have been fooled.
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Phishing For Savvy Users
2004-11-02
sas (1 replies)
sas (1 replies)
I disagree that most users always look at the form field as they type. Many people who can't touch type will look at the keyboard while typing, and if it's a site they're familiar with they may not bother to check their text entry before pressing return. In many login pages the cursor is automatical...
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Phishing For Savvy Users
2004-11-02
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I agree this isn't as unlikely as the author suggests.
Many people do not look at the monitor while typing, just like many people do not open emails that come from unknown sources.
The big problem here is that the browser is doing nothing to "protect" those peope that will actually type out th...
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Many people do not look at the monitor while typing, just like many people do not open emails that come from unknown sources.
The big problem here is that the browser is doing nothing to "protect" those peope that will actually type out th...
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Phishing For Savvy Users
2004-11-02
Anonymous (2 replies)
Anonymous (2 replies)
The disinformation tricks from WWII are interesting, and timely given that Remembrance Day is approaching.
However, it is a bit of a stretch to go from those to old fashioned confidence games dressed in 21st century electronic camoflage. While "tech-savvy" isn't required to detect these, "street ...
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However, it is a bit of a stretch to go from those to old fashioned confidence games dressed in 21st century electronic camoflage. While "tech-savvy" isn't required to detect these, "street ...
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Phishing For Savvy Users
2004-11-03
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Using Firefox 1.0 Preview Edition: Clicking on the link on the Secunia page marked "Open link in new tab" results in the link opening in the *same* tab; characters typed into the zip code box do not become visible on the Secunia page. Right-clicking on said link and requiring Firefox to open a new t...
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