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by brightbeige 256 days ago
https://security.stackexchange.com/a/95070

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing#Spear_phishing
1 comments
zkmon 256 days ago
As I mentioned, the real issue is around considering of this data as a secret.
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nerdponx 256 days ago
Phishing and persecution are real things that happen and can be greatly facilitated by personal details like this.
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zkmon 256 days ago
Just to clarify to the downvoters: I meant "Secret" as in password, not as in "private data". It is a private data, but it shouldn't be used as a secret to pass some security check.
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kijin 256 days ago
Where in the article does it say that the leaked information is used as a secret to pass security checks?

You are attacking a straw man here.

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