alt Hacker News> The only sense in which passkeys have anything to do with this at all is that the attackers used the word "passkey" in their emails.
That's wrong. They attackers actually go on to create a real passkey that gives their device access to the compromised account.
Accounts that are already protected by passkeys can still be vulnerable too. see:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/08/28/yes-your-...
https://www.esentire.com/blog/securing-passkeys-thwarting-au...
https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/passwordless-authenticat...
Right, if you phish the credentials to an account that is not protected by a passkey, one thing you can now do is set up your own passkey on it. That's exactly what passkeys would've protected the victim against!
The other articles you've linked also describe attacks against accounts that allow non-passkey logins, or attacks that require a compromised browser.