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Really, I can't believe I'm being questioned on this. Hasn't everyone here heard of phishing? Just because it looks legit doesn't mean it is, especially if yo

• stronglikedan 12y ago
  Of course we've heard of phishing, but checking the actual hyperlink rules that out. Your example is an extreme edge case, and the people using those browsers have plenty of other security issues to worry about. Besides, I was genuinely curious. I know about phishing, but I don't know if you had anything else in mind. I learn a lot from the HN community.
  • e40 12y ago
    but checking the actual hyperlink rules that out Even if (and that's a big if) the hover-over doesn't fake you out because of a bug, are you willing to make sure you don't suffer from any of the problems in this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing#Link_manipulation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing#Link_manipulation