Firefox, IE Vulnerable to Password Theft

Via Linux News

Frequent visitors to blogs and Internet forums may be particularly at risk of identity theft due to an exploit that prompts the Firefox and Internet Explorer password managers to give away their protected information. Both Mozilla and Microsoft have acknowledged the problem and are working on fixes.

This is a must read. According to the article, both Firefox 2.0 and Explorer 7 are vulnerable to the weakness.

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