I understand that sharing video, photos, documents etc. is relatively safe because the data is not executed in the processor as instructions. How come people are willing to download and install pirated software though? How can one be confident that it does not contain malicious addons? Are people just don’t know the risks? Or are there protection mechanisms that I am missing? I mean since the software is usually cracked there is not much use in comparing checksums with the originals, is it?
Most people access their email account from their pc (with the password stored unencrypted locally in the email client or the browser).
The email account is tied to all of their accounts.
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Most people access their email account from their pc (with the password stored unencrypted locally in the email client or the browser).
The email account is tied to all of their accounts.
More reason to have MFA?
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