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Comment by jazzyjackson

9 days ago

It helps that it’s a jailable offense to make fraudulent transactions

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doubled112  9 days ago

Isn’t unauthorized access to a computer system also a jailable offence in most places?

Would using the password you gain through this social engineering be doubly illegal?

  • empyrrhicist  9 days ago

    Well... sure. But people be crimeing, and some of these attacks can be done internationally.

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