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Re:Cryptocurrency investor robbed via his cellphone account ... by bdcravens on Thursday August 16, 2018 @12:24PM (#17776024)
Which gets to the frivolity of the lawsuit. The primarily responsible party, the exchange, is likely a less lucrative target than AT&T.
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Re:Cryptocurrency investor robbed via his cellphone account ... by dsfyu404ed on Thursday August 16, 2018 @12:42PM (#17776240)
Suing the people with the money is rule #1 of lawsuits.
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Re:Cryptocurrency investor robbed via his cellphone account ... by pc86 on Thursday August 16, 2018 @01:39PM (#17776851)
Which would be the case if Kerckhoff's principle was enshrined in law, which it's not.
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Re:Cryptocurrency investor robbed via his cellphone account ... by wolfgke on Thursday August 16, 2018 @06:44PM (#17779028)
But it is deeply central for designing any secure system that one can really argue that it is a disregard of due diligence when not followed.
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