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Re:Finance worker pays out $25M after VC with deepfake CFO by RecycledEle on Sunday February 04, 2024 @11:45AM (#39251798)
Having 2 people authorize a $25M USD transaction does seem like a prudent precaution.
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Re:Finance worker pays out $25M after VC with deepfake CFO by stavros on Sunday February 04, 2024 @11:54AM (#39251906)
I like the juxtaposition of this comment and the one before it, saying "if we had to authorize every transaction of a few million, we wouldn't get any other work done".
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Re:Finance worker pays out $25M after VC with deepfake CFO by micromacrofoot on Sunday February 04, 2024 @11:54AM (#39251905)
billionaires do it all the time with 1 person
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Re:Finance worker pays out $25M after VC with deepfake CFO by r00fus on Sunday February 04, 2024 @02:36PM (#39253574)
Maybe they’re ok getting scammed for $25M now and then I guess.
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