Sneaky Exploit Allows Phishing Attacks From Sites That Look Secure

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Sneaky Exploit Allows Phishing Attacks From Sites That Look Secure

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It's been fixed in all browsers except Firefox. Not work from Firefox how they'll address it, but the workaround (as explained in the article) is to disable displaying PunyCode in the URL bar.

https://www.wired.com/2017/04/sneaky-ex ... ok-secure/
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Huh, that is sneaky.
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