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Re:Namecheap live chat social engineering leads to loss of 2... by mikeash on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @01:46PM (#11481796)
It seems like a general principle that the less important something is, the better the security probably is. Steam, for example, is really paranoid, constantly asking for verification whenever it thinks I'm logging in from a new computer, bugging me nonstop to set up 2FA, e-mailing me with alerts, etc. Meanwhile my bank does straightforward username/password authentication, with the bonus that the password is case insensitive and silently truncated to eight characters.
Re:Namecheap live chat social engineering leads to loss of 2... by comex on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @04:01PM (#11483072)
It's not that Steam is paranoid for no reason. People keep virtual items on their accounts which attackers can sell for real money, potentially yielding hundreds to thousands of dollars from one account, and so attempted Steam account hacking is rampant. Of course, that's nothing compared to the amounts stored in bank accounts...
Re:Namecheap live chat social engineering leads to loss of 2... by kbenson on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @06:23PM (#11484102)
Not to mention an account with saved billing info could be used to sell "extra copies of games I can gift you for a few bucks" since Steam allows gifting. What, you mean you didn't mean to buy 10 copies of "DARK SOULS III Deluxe Edition + Steam Controller Bundle" for $115 each to gift to all your friends and family?