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Re:Hackers gaining power of subpoena via fake “emergency dat... by aqme28 on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @12:26PM (#30844678)
Trivial for someone who is suspicious and cares, sure. But that is not _prevention_ by any stretch. People still get phished via email every single day. I wish I could rely on something more robust than just the services I use being extra careful.
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Re:Hackers gaining power of subpoena via fake “emergency dat... by verve_rat on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @04:37PM (#30848047)
Sure, but the point is the process at the company receiving the request for data should change. They should verify the requesting entity.

Then if the people processing these requests don't follow that process, then that is a different problem. But as it stands now, those people can follow the process to the letter and we still get the wrong outcome.

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