From what the article states, this particular version is specifically targeted towards Win10 and Edge, although other versions do exist. It is spread by mail spoofing and IM programs that direct users to various fake websites that are set up to look like a credible location for the site they claim to represent, but which contain damaging scripts (malware) that will attempt to acquire sensitive information about the individual inadverdantly running the script.
So, yes, when you click on a link you may potentially get this malware running on your machine and it may not care what version of browser you are using so long as it falls within the parameters of the ones it is targeted towards.
Linux users are not affected since the scripts typically run Windows-type commands which are not the same as the linux ones, and since the majority of browsers today all strive to adhere to an agreed-upon standard they are vulnerable despite their differences.
This particular one is targeted towards Win10 and Edge, which is why the article was written to begin with.
Thanks...MSFT will get around to fixing this in a year ha ha!! I use both Win 10 and the Edge for a few things.