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Re:I lost €4k in a Facebook scam by jonplackett on Monday September 14, 2020 @01:50PM (#24473004)
The problem with many attacks is we've now been trained to do dumb things - like putting our password into webviews inside 3rd party apps - by reputable companies. So it doesn't feel as insane as it should do.
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Re:I lost €4k in a Facebook scam by andybak on Monday September 14, 2020 @03:31PM (#24474135)
Yes. A thousand times yes.

oAuth outside a browser is just training people to be phished.

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Re:I lost €4k in a Facebook scam by jonplackett on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @08:28AM (#24480435)
It's not just limited to webview's and tech companies.

When my bank calls me up about an issue with my account, they won't talk to me unless I give them my date of birth and email address for 'data protection' purposes.

They're always really confused when I say I will have to call them back.

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