IE Pop-Up Spoof Won't Get Patched

SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
edited June 2005 in Science & Tech
Microsoft does not plan to update Internet Explorer to prevent a spoofing attack that could trick users into giving out personal information to hackers.
Although the pop-ups could be used by attackers, overlaying multiple windows in a Web browser is a feature, not a vulnerability, according to an advisory posted Tuesday on Microsoft's TechNet Web site.

"This is an example of how current standard Web browser functionality could be used in phishing attempts," Microsoft said in the advisory.
Source: News.com

Comments

  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2005
    theres microsoft for ya, aint gonna fix anything until some major attack happens, you watch, then theyll release a patch
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