Reverse tabnabbing attack demo and prevention (danielstjules.github.io) 8 points by __debug__ 11y ago ↗ HN
[–] __debug__ 11y ago ↗ The project itself can be found at https://github.com/danielstjules/blankshield [–] lolwebkit 11y ago ↗ Looks like this is a "Show HN" then? Neat, though nothing surprising.
[–] csharperer 11y ago ↗ I'm confused as to how this differs from your typical phishing attack? [–] __debug__ 11y ago ↗ Google has a pretty good description: https://sites.google.com/site/bughunteruniversity/nonvuln/ph...I think the biggest problem with this attack is that many don't believe it to be possible. And why should they, given the inconsistent browser behavior.
[–] __debug__ 11y ago ↗ Google has a pretty good description: https://sites.google.com/site/bughunteruniversity/nonvuln/ph...I think the biggest problem with this attack is that many don't believe it to be possible. And why should they, given the inconsistent browser behavior.
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[ 3.8 ms ] story [ 17.7 ms ] threadI think the biggest problem with this attack is that many don't believe it to be possible. And why should they, given the inconsistent browser behavior.