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Story: Firefox phishing vulnerability discovered
There is no reason to believe that Firefox is actually any more secure than IE. It is just [currently] less targetted for attack. Firefox may offer some "security through obscurity", but once it gets to any sort of critical mass then it will be targetted (and since the hackers have the source code their life will be that much easier (and when a patched version is released it will be easy for them to see where the vulnerability is and target older versions).
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Story: Firefox phishing vulnerability discovered
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A security vulnerability..??? this is a ridicul... Pete Molina -
This article by Ingrid Marson and the opinion... Abe -
Ooooh.. I'm frightened!! I guess I'll switch... Ossama Khayat -
All I Have To Say Is Firefox Is The Best... Jason -
I agree, Pete, that the vulnerability in Fire... Graeme Wearden -
Firefox without a doubt, is the best and... Webx -
USE FIREFOX ITS MILES AND MILES AHE... robd -
Microsoft is waiting for one person to be caught i... The Way -
Big deal! This is only one problem compared to the... Anonymous -
If this vulnerability had been identified in IE, t... Anonymous -
Ouch! 'Users are smart enough to choose their... philbert -
Lets face it, not everyone out there is a Web... B B -
I think it's important to put things in conte... Anonymous -
The simple solution is often the best,JU... Voodoodoctor -
There is no reason to believe that Firefox is actu... Anonymous -
Critical mass FUD is the typical reaction of... Arthur B. -
Firefox will always be more secure than Inter... john_t -
It doesn't matter at all if only a couple of... Sebastián Benítez -
Ok, had a quick read of some of these replies... fieldyweb -
I have to reply to the above comment, be... Webx -
can't believe it!
But where's the PoC? :) Anonymous -
Firefox is undoubtedly a better and more secu... Seb -
I've used Firefox since the Phoenix days. Noone e... Killian -
I use both Firefox and IE, and while IE is pl... Camper -
Ok so there is a flaw. So what? How many flaws h... Simon Buckner -
Nice to see an area in IT where Microsoft doesn't... Bill



