Man in the middle attacks circumventing authenticators

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2-28-2010 @ 1:24PM

jasonkidd1234 said...

I guess going by country could work, but it's not that difficult to proxy yourself into another country. I have friends that have used a proxy to make themselves appear as if they are in russia among other things.

Really, the best way to ensure your account is safe is to BE safe. All the authenticators in the world aren't going to protect you if you click on every suspicious link you find.

Get a good solid, regularly updated anti virus, anti-spyware, and DON'T click on random links.

If in doubt, don't click. Simply. Then the only attacks that will happen to you are the result of targeted attacks, which are much rarer and less likely than attacks you bring upon yourself.

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