bigc73542
June 4th, 2004, 10:10 PM
Link to story: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/03/opera_cuts_phishing/
-{ Quote: "Opera snips phishing lines
By John Leyden
Published Thursday 3rd June 2004 15:50 GMT
Opera has updated its browser to prevent its software been manipulated by would-be fraudsters to display a fake address to surfers.
A flaw in the "Shortcut Icon" feature of versions of Opera prior to version 7.51 made it possible for phishers to fool users into believing that they are in a domain they trust (their bank, web-mail, etc) while serving and receiving content in a hostile domain.
.
.
." }-
-{ Quote: "Opera snips phishing lines
By John Leyden
Published Thursday 3rd June 2004 15:50 GMT
Opera has updated its browser to prevent its software been manipulated by would-be fraudsters to display a fake address to surfers.
A flaw in the "Shortcut Icon" feature of versions of Opera prior to version 7.51 made it possible for phishers to fool users into believing that they are in a domain they trust (their bank, web-mail, etc) while serving and receiving content in a hostile domain.
.
.
." }-