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Chapter 8 of 10

Phishing your credentials

The password given away.

How it works

A convincing page collects your password and then the code you type, relaying both to the real site in real time. Two factor by code does not stop this; a security key does.

  • Check the domain before typing anything.
  • If autofill will not offer the entry, treat that as a warning.

Codes are secrets

No support agent, courier or bank will ever ask you to read out a code. Any request for one is an attack in progress.