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Tepix
on June 26, 2016
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The “Cobra Effect” that is disabling paste on pass...
Doesn't work with United MileagePlus accounts, they only allow multiple choice answers!
dtemp
on June 26, 2016
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Yep. I believe when I created my account, I picked ones that were definitely not real answers, ie. "What's your favorite sport?" answer "lawn darts".
bbotond
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Even if you picked a fake answer, that doesn't stop someone from brute-forcing it, which is made very easy by the limited range of possible options.
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on June 27, 2016
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Any social engineers reading this? :)
sshanky
on June 26, 2016
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Just give the wrong answer and keep track in your password tracker. At least social engineers can't figure that out.
simbalion
on June 26, 2016
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Contact their tech group and then contact their CEO and show them this article. :)
bbotond
on June 26, 2016
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That's just appalling.
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