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0 pointssmikhanov2y ago0 comments

Your entire digital life could be stolen from you if someone knows your name, address, DOB, and last 4 digits on your card. Attacker can go through e.g. the Gmail password recovery process very convincingly impersonating you.

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TekMol2y ago

Gmail will let someone who has that information take over your email account?

The name+address+DOB of many people are public. So anybody who gets a glimpse at someones "card" (I guess you mean credit card?) would be able to take over their gmail? That would surprise me.

Do you have a link that confirms this?

meiraleal2y ago

And how is that information not part of the data leak which wouldn't exists if one stop using Visa?

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