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by 1cvmask
1616 days ago
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We should never ever rely on emails for anything important. We should always confirm and authenticate important matters with a separate channel like meeting in person or video calling or calling the persons to confirm the veracity of an important action that was written in an email. Unfortunately that is not the case and there are so many such frauds. The use of email for important matters leads to Business Email Compromise fraud: https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety/common-scams-and-crimes... |
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This made me laugh out loud. I don't think "hackers" here on HN realize how much business is done by email these days, including plenty of important business. And no, if you are a CEO, and call your counterparty after your emails to confirm - you're not going to get anything done.
Meanwhile, a lot of these same hackers working in software development put email account control at the root of their trust chains (ie, with an email account I can drive a password reset).