A good amount of money has been stolen from my bank account bypassing the double factor authentication.

eternal_noob said:
I don't trust random cooking websites on the internet to keep my data safe.
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Its a matter of choices. One is not better than another. I've always thought that the increasing of the knowledge is more important than keeping the data safe. So,it becomes hard to protect the data of so many websites. Before or later,a breach will make damages somewhere. I must also say that surfing and testing services of so many websites has contribuited to increase my ability to use a large variety of tools to solve problems.
 
I am sure you know this, but even Italian law enforcement and tax authority have been hacked last year. You absolutely can't trust anyone.

apnews.com

Italian politicians express alarm at latest data breach allegedly affecting 800,000 citizens

Politicians in Italy have called for better protection of citizens' online data following a probe into a hacking scheme that allegedly breached law enforcement, tax authority and other sensitive public data.
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That's why i said that the first step towards security is data minimization.
 
eternal_noob said:
I am sure you know this, but even Italian law enforcement and tax authority have been hacked last year. You absolutely can't trust anyone.

apnews.com

Italian politicians express alarm at latest data breach allegedly affecting 800,000 citizens

Politicians in Italy have called for better protection of citizens' online data following a probe into a hacking scheme that allegedly breached law enforcement, tax authority and other sensitive public data.
apnews.com apnews.com

That's why i said that the first step towards security is data minimization.
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I'm not surprised about that. In Italy there is a deep ignorance in the area of the data security.
 
eternal_noob said:
I am sure you know this, but even Italian law enforcement and tax authority have been hacked last year. You absolutely can't trust anyone.

apnews.com

Italian politicians express alarm at latest data breach allegedly affecting 800,000 citizens

Politicians in Italy have called for better protection of citizens' online data following a probe into a hacking scheme that allegedly breached law enforcement, tax authority and other sensitive public data.
apnews.com apnews.com

That's why i said that the first step towards security is data minimization.
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Totally agree. But even this task becomes harder to reach as soon as you become well known,well integrated in the society and with your hands in the dough everywhere. Question could be : can you continue to low your social exposure and,consequently a data minimization and at the same time reaching a good position and a good paid job ?
 
eternal_noob said:
That's a lot. I have less than 10 online accounts.
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After about 50 online accounts and an app to keep track of passwords, I felt I need to stop, and make use of what I've got. But in the US, my situation forced me to get 50 more accounts just to apply for jobs and government benefits/handouts. It's a time-consuming pain to keep track of 'em all and reset passwords that expire. But I'd still rather do that than actual paperwork. Getting online did not save me time, I merely spend it in front of the screen rather than staring at a printout. I still have to get into a virtual queue and wait my turn with customer service when the service provider messes up and needs to rectify the error.
 
If I log in to the bank's website with the browser A and at the same time I make click on a phishing email that opens an (hidden) website / link using a browser B,let's say Firefox, will the credentials needed to steal my money be stolen by the attackers or not ?
 
ZioMario said:
and at the same time I make click on a phishing email that opens an (hidden) website / link using a browser B,let's say Firefox, will the credentials needed to steal my money be stolen by the attackers or not ?
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I think this is a valid concern. Lets say for example A) we use LibreWolf and B) Firefox.

I never log into secure sites with another Mozilla based browser open at the same time.
I don't trust the profile separation.

Now lets say I have B) open with secure site and need to look something up.
Under severe circumstances I might open another Non-Mozilla browser.

Just my stance. I don't want to be a zero day victim.
 
Phishfry said:
I think this is a valid concern. Lets say for example A) we use LibreWolf and B) Firefox.

I never log into secure sites with another Mozilla based browser open at the same time.
I don't trust the profile separation.

Now lets say I have B) open with secure site and need to look something up.
Under severe circumstances I might open another Non-Mozilla browser.

Just my stance. I don't want to be a zero day victim.
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Differently-branded browsers (like Konqueror and Firefox) are not a bad layer. Use one to check links, the other to log in - and stick to it, be disciplined. Takes a LOT of self-discipline to resist the temptation of convenience in this scenario.
 
This is like asking if a sharp knife is safe to use.

If you are willing to jump through the hoops and pull that off, nobody's gonna stop you from trying.

Security means nothing if you don't keep your eyes peeled for strange details that don't add up.

I'd suggest letting the bank worry about the security details. It's on you to know what the bank offers, and how it adds up.

But seriously, if you get phished, and disclose the details that the scammer should NOT know about - even the TOR browser won't keep you safe.
 
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