Do not use target="_blank" by itself, it is a security vulnerability! (more information
here)
Instead, you should use both target="_blank" AND rel="noopener noreferrer" to mitigate the vulnerability.
Thanks for the warning, but as your article mention:
The main thing to understand is that, in order for blank-target links to be unsafe, the attacker needs control of the target page in order to execute their script. Otherwise there is no threat and the blank-target link is completely safe and secure. So it’s all about trust: do you 100% trust the pages that you’re linking to? If so, you have absolutely nothing to worry about.
If the link has some badass scripts it doesn't matter if it opens in a new tab or in the same one, the result will be the same, and as the article says, we need to trust the links we are opening before doing it. We all know the risks about open random links on internet, is not a safe place at all.
And rel="noopener noreferrer" is something new for me, I didn't know that exist but I like those functions. Looks like it's the right way to work with target blank nowadays and i will incorporate it in my next web designs, so, as always, thanks for sharing the knowledge.