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Re:The newest Instagram “exploit” is the goofiest I've seen by econ on Monday June 01, 2026 @01:49PM (#48360229)
Then you get trusted parties selling account access. Even if you remove them for a single false positive they will do it. A bit like a % packages "vanishing".

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Re:The newest Instagram “exploit” is the goofiest I've seen by acdha on Monday June 01, 2026 @03:44PM (#48361657)
> Then you get trusted parties selling account access

How many bank tellers or USPS employees do that, though? It’s possible but quite rare because people know they’ll be running a big risk of being caught and no individual transaction is worth that much.

Re:The newest Instagram “exploit” is the goofiest I've seen by sparqlittlestar on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @01:22AM (#48366377)
Interstingly, since 2008 Dutch bankers need to take an oath and whilst I don't think that in itself deters fraud, being fired for fraud would preclude going back to work for another bank (tuchtrecht / disciplinairy law)