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0 pointsramraj0710mo ago0 comments

I know not to click links on random emails but comfortably click links on emails I initiated from a website.

0 pointsramraj0710mo ago0 comments

I know not to click links on random emails but comfortably click links on emails I initiated from a website.

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roelschroeven10mo ago· 4 in thread

How do you know the email comes from that website? There are known cases of phishing mails being sent when people expect a legitimate mail.

Yeul10mo ago

If someone hacks my account and starts ordering stuff on bol it's not my problem but the company's so I don't sleep over it.

The company doesn't care either because fraud is just the cost of doing business- ease of ordering> security.

KingOfCoders10mo ago

The website is

abc.com

the link in the email is abc.com

soiltype10mo ago

unless the product manager decided the link in the email is

track.monkey.exe/sus/path/spyware?c=behhdywbsncocjdb&b=ndbejsudndbd&k=uehwbehsysjendbdhjdodj

or something 2x–3x longer

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paradox46010mo ago

The link in the email is a mailchimp wrapped tracking link with a gibberish URL. What now

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Cthulhu_10mo ago

You do, but does the average user? Security's reliance on people's behaviour / knowledge / discipline should be minimal.

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