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VulcanRider · 03-03-2005, 10:07 PM

NEW YORK (AP) -- A new version of the Mozilla Firefox browser fixes a flaw that made users vulnerable to online fraud.

The flaw allowed fraudsters to set up fake Web sites with names indistinguishable from legitimate companies.

It worked because, to a Firefox user, a Web address with one Cyrillic letter in place of the Latin-script letters used in English could look indistinguishable from an address written completely in Latin script. For instance, a Cyrillic "a" looks just like the Latin "a," but if used in a Web address, it will send the surfer to a different site.

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Get the updated version Firefox 1.0.1 here

03-03-2005, 10:07 PM	#1
VulcanRider Lord Soth Join Date: July 25, 2002 Location: Melbourne FL Age: 61 Posts: 1,971	NEW YORK (AP) -- A new version of the Mozilla Firefox browser fixes a flaw that made users vulnerable to online fraud. The flaw allowed fraudsters to set up fake Web sites with names indistinguishable from legitimate companies. It worked because, to a Firefox user, a Web address with one Cyrillic letter in place of the Latin-script letters used in English could look indistinguishable from an address written completely in Latin script. For instance, a Cyrillic "a" looks just like the Latin "a," but if used in a Web address, it will send the surfer to a different site. Read more here Get the updated version Firefox 1.0.1 here __________________ ----- Help feed animals in shelters with just a mouse click at The Animal Rescue Site !!