On Sun, 9 Jul 2023, Todd Pisek via cctalk wrote:
Be aware that clicking on a malicious url can result on malware or spyware
being installed on your machine without any further action on your part. All
browsers have vulnerabilities. The most famous of these was the older version
of Pegasus by NSO back in the 2014-2016 timeframe. These so called 1-click
exploits are well known to bad actors. It?s a continuous cat and mouse game
between exploit writers and infosec. For the interested, look at this report
regarding Apple and the ?Trident? series of exploits from 2016.
https://info.lookout.com/rs/051-ESQ-475/images/pegasus-exploits-technical-details.pdf
Excellent advice. I'd also point out that malware can be served up by ad
networks, so it's also in your best interests to install the Privacy
Badger and U-Block Origin plugins to whatever browser you use.
If you're /really/ paranoid, read email with Alpine. You'll never get
phished when it's painfully obvious where a link *really* goes. ;)
g.
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