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Go here and click on the link to BoA website in the side bar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America Anyone
by dchest 12y ago
Go here and click on the link to BoA website in the side bar:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America
Anyone in the middle between you and Wikipedia servers can apply the phishing attack.
If you go here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America
Only Wikipedia editors/admins can perform the attack.
- ldng 12y agoThat is why I don't click on links to my bank but rather type the URL ;-) There is so much you can do to help with phising. HTTPS everywhere is not IMHO a solution. It could even lead to a false sense of security. It's more, HTTPS is the tip of the iceberg. Your bank should send a SMS to confirm any potentially litigious action (mine does). Security is a trade off. Some sites that really need high levels of security (and they are not that many) could say, look, I have HTTPS, you're safe. Errr ... no ... they are some much more you could/should do.