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Ekaros • today at 8:52 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

On positive side maybe now there is no reason to use it for authentication anymore. When it was always unsuitable for that reason.


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clan • today at 9:31 AM

I used to agree.

But since then I have experienced how scared mugglers get when they get a threatning mail with the only legitimacy of naming and old leaked password.

This will be easy to exploit on a scale.

Scammers used to prey on the weakest hence the many Nigerian Princes. But as they get more sophisticated and move up the chain they start to look more and more legitimate.