We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own

Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by g-b-r on Monday September 01, 2025 @08:45AM (#45092301)

> > That's fine. Let determined people do that, but don't make it easy for a user to be tricked into handing over all of their credentials in clear text.

Has there even, ever, been an instance of that happening?

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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by lucideer on Monday September 01, 2025 @10:11AM (#45092819)

There have been literally thousands of documented incidents of this.

There's an entire subsection of the security industry dedicated to this happening. The DefCon international security conference holds an on-stage competition where security researchers demonstrate this happening to real targets in real time in front of a live audience.

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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by g-b-r on Monday September 01, 2025 @01:13PM (#45094578)

> There have been literally thousands of documented incidents of this.

Of making people export all their credentials from a password manager and send them to a scammer?

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