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A safeguard against this type of attack is to right-click on buttons and links, and open them in a new tab. That means that you can end up with a lot of tabs o
by whoisjuan 5y ago
A safeguard against this type of attack is to right-click on buttons and links, and open them in a new tab.
That means that you can end up with a lot of tabs open, but it really helps to unmask these types of attacks.
Ultimately, I think browser vendors should implement better patterns to discern actual windows from mimicked windows. For example, showing a personal secret signature in the UI above the "line of death".
The attacker won't be able to figure out the secret signature so only a legit browser window will be able to display it. Here is a quick wireframe of how it could work: https://cln.sh/0GbV3A https://cln.sh/0GbV3A
- MauranKilom 5y agoMany website workflows completely break as soon as you have more than one of it open. Online shop checkouts are at this terrifying intersection of "high stakes" and "almost certain to break if you don't do what 99% of users do".