From The Daily Swig:
A serious vulnerability in the latest version of Microsoft Edge [a Windows web browser ed] enables attackers to spoof URLs with just five lines of code. The flaw, discovered by Argentine researcher Manuel Caballero, can make a malicious website appear to be legitimate through the use of the Stop() command, which interrupts the page loading process. With the target URL still appearing in the address bar, the document.write() JavaScript command can then be used to overwrite the contents of the page.
[...] With this bug, probably the only truly safe way reach any website using Edge is to open a new tab and type the URL by hand, or access it through your bookmarks.
This vulnerability appeared in a recent "security" update from Microsoft; users of Edge might want to investigate what version they are using.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Gaaark on Friday May 04 2018, @11:29AM
>>> And few of us ( if any ) were exposed to Linux in the school system.
I certainly wasn't, but I got tired of getting kicked in the nuts over and over again (IE crashing all the time, and BSOD until I could screeeeeeeeam) and I searched out alternatives.
THAT'S when I found Linux and never looked back.
I can't believe people voluntarily still use Windows: if I had to for a certain program, it would be inside a VM in Linux. That way, when I was done, I could close that Window and open the world.
Come on people...grow. up.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---