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Link of the Day – Scary Internet Explorer Security Failing

My thanks to Jim Calloway for this computer security warning. I can’t say it better than Jim, so I’m just going to copy his recent post here:

OK, here’s your scary discovery in online technology of the month. Well, at least it was a discovery for me.

Go to http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm

(I’m assuming you will have already used copy and paste or cut and paste today. If not, copy something to your clipboard and then refresh the page.)

Yes, by the default settings, Internet Explorer can be made to paste the the contents of your clipboard into a web page. That’s really special if you ever copy credit card numbers or passwords to your clipboard.

I would recommend changing your default settings in Internet Explorer:

Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> Internet -> Custom Level -> Scripting -> Allow paste operations via script:   set to Prompt or to Disable

Thanks to Dan Pinnington for passing along this tip from Rocky Stefano.

Bob Kraft

I am a Dallas, Texas lawyer who has had the privilege of helping thousands of clients since 1971 in the areas of Personal Injury law and Social Security Disability.

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