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ButlerianJihad • yesterday at 12:20 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Now, please present a list of these to your grandmother, and ask her which ones are phishing, and which are legitimately from the government.

Now, present the same list to an I.T. professional with the same questions. Perhaps make sure they are not carrying any weapons before you try.

This is just one reason why visual inspection of URLs and "hover over this link" haven't been useful defenses for a long time.


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glenstein • yesterday at 2:28 PM

The author of the article isn't advocating for using these domains for trusted services.