[coldpie]

Yeah, it was obviously a lighthearted comment, but the larger issue is that every web user is running someone else's untrusted code on every website they visit. Frankly I'm surprised these kinds of attacks aren't more common. NoScript helps mitigate this issue, and while it has lots of other incidental bonuses that a nerd like myself cares about, I freely admit it results in a worse end-user experience for almost everyone else.

[eli]

They could have done a similar attack with an <IMG> tag. Or do you block images too?

[repsilat]

Erm, you don't? I suggest you read the Basilisk FAQ before you get into real trouble...

http://ansible.uk/writing/c-b-faq.html

[therealidiot]

Something like Request Policy could cover this