New version to help prevent some phishing scams with internationalized domain namesAlthough Firefox has generally been much better than Microsoft's IE with regards to security holes thus far, users are still encouraged to keep their software up to date.?CNET is reporting that?Firefox 1.01 has been unleashed upon the masses and should help prevent phishing (attempts at defrauding you of personal info) attacks
The updated browser will display the IDN Punycode in the address bar, preventing URL spoofing. Punycode is the encoding of Unicode strings into the limited character set supported by the Domain Name System and IDN.
Grab the update here (Windows users only sorry)Article Link: Firefox Security Update
