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Comment by whyagaindavid

5 days ago

> Passkeys can be, and have been, stolen and hijacked.

Proof needed.

> How many phishing emails h

The point is the average Joe will not be phished - especially important stuff - like email or eBay or bank. That is the reason for passkey.

Yes, many people in HN can avoid scammers.

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whyagaindavid

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autoexec  5 days ago

Feel free to google for more:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/08/28/yes-your-...

https://www.howtogeek.com/passkeys-were-supposed-to-be-more-...

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/08/googles-synch...

https://cybernews.com/security/google-passkeys-vulnerability...

https://cybersecuritynews.com/passkeys-via-aitm-phishing-att...

https://www.zdnet.com/article/your-passkeys-could-be-vulnera...

  • coffe2mug  5 days ago

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