Devious New Phishing Tactic Targets Tabs


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    Devious New Phishing Tactic Targets Tabs


    Devious New Phishing Tactic Targets Tabs

    Many Internet users know what a regular phishing attack looks like, where an email comes in with a link asking you to click it and enter your credentials into a fake site meant to steal that info. What about a sneaky one that exploits user inattention to their browser tabs?

    Reported on the blog Krebs on Security a new phishing attack was invented recently where the unattended tabs left open in your browser will be changed with a JavaScript code embedded in the website. The tab’s favicon and title will be changed to look like a frequently visited site and the tab content will be changed to a fake version of that website. The point is to trick the user into thinking they left that site open and got logged out and they will want to re-enter their login information.

    Devious New Phishing Tactic Targets Tabs | Technibble
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    Good link Nigel. that is so dangerous.
    especially this
    A working proof-of-concept can be found at Mozilla Firefox creative lead Aza Raskin's Site. If you go there and leave it open while on another tab it will switch to a fake Gmail
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  3. Posts : 31,242
    Windows 11 Pro x64 [Latest Release and Release Preview]
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    The proof of concept is benign but it shows how the phishing and malware "industry" is now using the way we surf the net to trap the unwary - this sort of social engineering is on the rise and is something to watch
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    Repost.

    Good to let as many people as possible know, though.
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    yes, Corrine already posted about it a week ago...

    i suggest this thread to be closed / combined with Corrine´s.
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