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tgma • today at 12:43 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

> Phishing is a major problem, but it happens less than you think.

Bullshit. Literally number one attack vector.

> Password managers are also checking the domain before supplying a saved password.

Password managers are not anywhere as ubiquitously used as you'd think. Even if you rely on password managers, you encounter scenarios where the website relies on a different domain that's not paired appropriately. Some "legitimate" mofos like Plaid used to ask password for third party website. Consumers don't see a password manager failure to fill out a password as a security issue. They see it as a routine password manager failure.


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kccqzy • today at 1:33 AM

> Literally number one attack vector.

That’s an out-of-date view. The number one attack vector these days is cookie stealing. The prevalence of 2FA even weak ones like SMS-based 2FA has made plain old phishing so much less effective.