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New IE hole Could Perfect Phishing Scams

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Posted 20 December 2004 - 04:27 PM

<img src='/images/comp_logos/mslogo-2.jpg' style='float:right' vspace='8' hspace='8'> <b>A newly reported security problem in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser allows attackers to create a fake Web site that looks exactly like a genuine site. </b><br /><br />By Joris Evers<br /> IDG News Service, 12/17/04<br /> <br /> The vulnerability lets an attacker display any Web site while the address bar in IE will display a trusted Web address, for example https://www.paypal.com/, and even show the icon indicating SSL security, security researchers warned on Thursday. <br /> <br /> The issue could result in more sophisticated phishing scams, a prevalent type of online attack that....<br /> <br /><br /> <div class='newslinks'><img src='http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/public/style_images/1/cs_page.gif'>&nbsp;<b>Link: <a href='http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1217phish.html' target='_blank'><font color='red'>Complete Story</font></a><br />
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Posted 20 December 2004 - 04:57 PM

What new hole? Ie is a big hold??!

That site is it real or example?
HTTPS?

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