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by vinay_ys
2008 days ago
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> All things considered, as a regular person who is concerned about protection from thieves and not especially concerned about being a target of governments, I am OK with these risks. As a regular person, you have to consider these possible attacks on your money/data: 1. Attacker is a person in your life – friend/family/acquaintance – targeted you specifically. Attack may not be very sophisticated and maybe easy to defend against if basic hygiene is followed. 2. Attacker is a remote entity – people who you don't know personally – you were not targeted personally – but you became a target because you are part of a cohort they targeted – nothing personal. Attack of this form can be quite sophisticated. 3. Thief is a govt entity (foreign or domestic) – because you were targeted directly or because you are connected to someone who was targeted directly. More than technical mechanism there are legal mechanisms at play here. #2 is a very big threat. A password manager service company is a very attractive target for them. Imagine the recent SolarWinds Orion supply chain attack being done by an underground cyber criminal group and being chained together to compromise your favorite password manager service stack. |
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