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Re:Google clamps down on free storage by NicoJuicy on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @11:32AM (#21324791)
Custom domains aren't secure though, it's probably the most vulnerable and easiest point of attack
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Re:Google clamps down on free storage by wwn_se on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @02:11PM (#21326860)
Any decent registrar should force 2fa on request. Also long dns ttl and monitoring!
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Re:Google clamps down on free storage by chenster on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @11:33AM (#21324810)
What is that?
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Re:Google clamps down on free storage by gruez on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @11:38AM (#21324877)
Usually social engineering the domain registrar into transferring the domain.
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Re:Google clamps down on free storage by anoncake on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @11:48AM (#21325040)
So Google's approach to customer support is a security feature?
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Re:Google clamps down on free storage by NicoJuicy on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @12:22PM (#21325490)
No, using Hotmail or Gmail prevents dns hijacking.

The answer he gave you was correct. The interpretation wasn't

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Re:Google clamps down on free storage by anoncake on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @01:20PM (#21336749)
No, it prevents social engineering.
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Re:Google clamps down on free storage by saalweachter on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @02:05PM (#21326796)
This is where Google as a domain registrar really shines. :-P
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Re:Google clamps down on free storage by s_y_n_t_a_x on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @11:46AM (#21325006)
You can lock it though.
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Re:Google clamps down on free storage by kilo_bravo_3 on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @11:50AM (#21325073)
Mine is. And it's all 2FA'd up. That was a part of the "Take Responsibility for your Own Stuff: For Dummies" guide I followed.

I imagine it would be easier to socially engineer a cellphone store employee and get a SIM to do a SMS-based password reset for a Google/Microsoft/Apple email account than it would be to hijack my domain.

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Re:Google clamps down on free storage by minifigone on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @12:35PM (#21325655)
Do you have a link to the guide you mentioned?
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Re:Google clamps down on free storage by sachdevap on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @02:26PM (#21327009)
I'd like to see this guide too, please.
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