On Aug 6, 2008, at 12:17 PM, Leichter, Jerry wrote:
For Web sites these days, I generate random strong passwords and keep
them on a keychain on my Mac. Actually, the keychain gets
synchronized
automatically across all my Mac's using .mac/MobileMe (for all their
flaws). When I do this, I en
Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
[list of security questions snipped]
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It strikes me that the answers to many of these questions might be
public information or subject to social engineering attacks...
You might enjoy reading Ari Rabkin's recent paper at SOUPS 2008
on this issue:
"Personal knowle
On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 9:23 AM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
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> Wells Fargo is requiring their online banking customers to provide answers to
> security questions such as these:
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>
> What is name of the hospital in which your first child was born?
...
> What was your most memorable gift as a c
Chris Kuethe wrote:
On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 8:23 AM, Peter Saint-Andre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Wells Fargo is requiring their online banking customers to provide answers
to security questions such as these:
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...
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It strikes me that the answers to many of these questions might be public
On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 8:23 AM, Peter Saint-Andre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Wells Fargo is requiring their online banking customers to provide answers
> to security questions such as these:
>
> ***
> ...
> ***
>
> It strikes me that the answers to many of these questions might be public
> inform
On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
| Wells Fargo is requiring their online banking customers to provide
| answers to security questions such as these:
|
| ***
|
| What is name of the hospital in which your first child was born?
| What is your mother's birthday? (MMDD)
| What is the firs
Wells Fargo is requiring their online banking customers to provide
answers to security questions such as these:
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What is name of the hospital in which your first child was born?
What is your mother's birthday? (MMDD)
What is the first name of your first roommate in college?
What is the name
[From my daily New York Times news summary]
11 Charged in Theft of 41 Million Card Numbers
By BRAD STONE
Authorities said the scheme was spearheaded by a Miami man
who hacked into several retailers' computer systems.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/business/06theft.html
Russian Gang Hijacking