Defending against JavaScript phishing

While there are no foolproof ways to defend against JavaScript phishing, there are some basic strategies that we can adopt to avoid phishing.

Upgrading to latest versions of web browsers

Newer versions of web browsers typically contain upgrades or security fixes. To upgrade to newer versions of the particular web browsers you are using, you can simply visit the main website of the browser vendor. For instance, if you are using Google Chrome, you can visit https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/, while you can visit https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ for Mozilla Firefox.

Some of the more notable ones include the removal of support to access a browser's history either via window.history or by accessing the user's local state: $("a:visited").

Recognizing real web pages

From the aforementioned types of phishing, you might have noticed that one common strategy used by phishing sites is the use of fake websites. Should you recognize a fake website, you can...