Re:Being privacy-aware in 2016
by ryanlol on Monday June 06, 2016 @09:14AM
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>Password re-use is the #1 way accounts are being compromised at the moment and there are now good password managers that are easy to use with a low barrier to entry
What accounts? At least for financial fraud this is certainly not true, phishing remains #1 by far.
I'd also hazard to guess that botnet logs result in far more hijackings than password reuse.
Re:Being privacy-aware in 2016
by nikcub on Monday June 06, 2016 @10:06AM
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Actually you're right - it's malware #1 and then password resuse somewhere down the line. The reuse issue was just fresh on my mind because i've been dealing with it the past few days with the MySpace and LinkedIn dumps.
What accounts? At least for financial fraud this is certainly not true, phishing remains #1 by far.
I'd also hazard to guess that botnet logs result in far more hijackings than password reuse.