Have you heard the news? Microsoft Internet Explorer has another bug. Yawn. No, really, this one is serious. A website can masquerade as another site right down to displaying the other site's address. Slashdot has solid coverage:
New IE bug Hides Real Site Address One Slashdot poster said it this way:
Personally I think this is one of the worst security holes I've seen in ages. Why? - very easy to do and very useful if you're trying to do something fraudulent. I don't understand why they rated this "moderately critical" - personally I think it should be rated "super critical with mayo and large fries and a banana shake (with chocolate sprinklings)"
I agree.
Test your browser at one of these two security sites (heise Security, Germany or Secunia Security, Denmark).
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