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Re:Crypto leads to surge in online scams by dwaite on Thursday January 27, 2022 @11:38PM (#30110746)
To elaborate the parent's point, Google switched away from employee training as the primary means to prevent phishing attacks to WebAuthn security keys.

Their phishing incidents dropped to zero.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/07/google-security-keys-neu...

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Re:Crypto leads to surge in online scams by MrYellowP on Sunday January 30, 2022 @06:46AM (#30136190)
Yes, but it's not actually a solution. It maintains the status quo and only prevents its consequences.

The problem, simplified: People are dumb.

The solution: Making people smarter.

Not a solution: Keeping people dumb and preventing them from making stupid mistakes.

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Re:Crypto leads to surge in online scams by varenc on Friday January 28, 2022 @06:20PM (#30121861)
Thank you! I recalled that story but wasn't sure on the details.
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