This link has been bookmarked by 24 people . It was first bookmarked on 19 Aug 2008, by Carlos Granier-Phelps.
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07 Mar 09
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(although there are some pretty easy ways to find that out) a
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ry the password recovery feature
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it first sent an e-mail to her address with a reset link
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When I tried to reset the password on her G-mail account, Google sent its password reset e-mail to her old college e-mail account. Interestingly, G-mail actually tells you the domain
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When I used the "forgot my password" link on the college e-mail server, it asked me for some information to reset the password: home address? (check—found it on that old resume online); home zip code? (check—resume); home country? (uh, okay, check—found it on the resume); and birth date? (devastating—I didn't have this). I needed to get creative.
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Department of Motor Vehicles
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speeding ticket
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birth date (among other things).
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Blog: In a rare moment of clarity I simply searched her blog for "birthday
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Turns out that I was off on the year of birth but, incredibly, the university password reset Web page gave me five chances and even told me which field had inaccurate information!
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17 Oct 08
Michel BauwensThe author asked some of his acquaintances for permission to break into their online banking accounts. The goal was simple: get into their online accounts using the information about them, their families and acquaintances that is freely available online
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18 Sep 08
Adriana Lukasamazing, if not surprising.
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jeunium jeuniumThe author asked some of his acquaintances for permission to break into their online banking accounts. The goal was simple: get into their online accounts using the information about them, their families and acquaintances that is freely available online
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Mary CThe author asked some of his acquaintances for permission to break into their online banking accounts. The goal was simple: get into their online accounts using the information about them, their families and acquaintances that is freely available online
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19 Aug 08
Carlos Granier-Phelps"An experiment that includes a little digging on social networks, blogs and Internet search engines shows how can you put together information about people like pieces of a puzzle—And it's not a pretty picture for security or privacy."
By Herbert H. Thompson
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