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Re:Why are banks still getting authentication so wrong? by howard941 on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @04:01PM (#43977061)
Social Security just tried to authenticate my wife's birthday this way. She told them no, give me your phone #. It googled to SSA in Alabama and she called it up and proceeded from there.
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Re:Why are banks still getting authentication so wrong? by ted_dunning on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @04:21PM (#43977257)
Googling a scammers phone number often lands you on a site that looks just like the real thing.

You should have looked up the ssa site and found the number that way.

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Re:Why are banks still getting authentication so wrong? by howard941 on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @04:36PM (#43977423)
Good point
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