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PunyCode phishing attack
Firefox, Chrome and Opera (but NOT IE, Edge, Safari nor Vivaldi) are currently subject to a phishing attack using "Punicode" characters. (I've seen conflicting comments about whether or not PaleMoon is impacted...)
Users of Firefox can get around this by going to the address bar, typing
about:config
hit ENTER. FF warns that "This might void your warranty". It's okay... just Accept the risk.
In the search box, type
punycode
and a line that reads network.IDN_show_punycode will appear.
By default, it is set to false. Double-clicking the words will change it to true.
For more details, see https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chrome-firefox-and-opera-vulnerable-to-undetectable-phishing-attack/
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Remark: This about:config "configuration" is available in PaleMoon... as noted, I've seen some comments that recommend implementing it, while others say it's not necessary to do so.
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