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For lost email I'm inclined to agree with you. There would need to be some mitigation there (encourage or enforce users to have a backup email, etc). But for s
by anderspitman 7y ago
For lost email I'm inclined to agree with you. There would need to be some mitigation there (encourage or enforce users to have a backup email, etc).
But for stolen email credentials, one of the first things an attacker is going to do is start going through your email archives to see what services you use, resetting all your passwords to important services.
- itcrowd 7y ago> for stolen email credentials [...] an attacker is going to [...] [reset] all your passwords to important services I agree. You are saving them the effort of taking this step.