Devious New Phishing Tactic Targets Tabs

Devious New Phishing Tactic Targets Tabs.

Most Internet users know to watch for the telltale signs of a traditional phishing attack: An e-mail that asks you to click on a link and enter your e-mail or banking credentials at the resulting Web site. But a new phishing concept that exploits user inattention and trust in browser tabs is likely to fool even the most security-conscious Web surfers.

-- Tom

 

Barring URL spoofing though, it would still have the wrong URL. Wouldn't it? Also isn't this an example of the cross-site scripting that some browsers are supposed to be mostly immune to?

(Mind, Firefox *is* still vulnerable to URL spoofing, as I've seen with some phishing emails. Still.)

 

@lotuseclat79

Failed on my comp Needs javascript and iframes enabled or it won’t work. So i guess most people will be susceptible to it