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array_key_firstyesterday at 9:17 PM1 replyview on HN

If you can convince someone over the phone to install malware thru a million "don't do this" screens, you can convince them to just give you their login credentials. Which is both easier, cheaper, and, I imagine, more effective.


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UncleMeattoday at 12:17 AM

And yet, criminals create banking trojans at scale. They wouldn't do this if it was more effective to always do traditional phishing.