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One of the problems with this is the same as any other bad behaviours companies often do that are indistinguishable from an attack, such as asking for your PIN
by gregmac 7y ago
One of the problems with this is the same as any other bad behaviours companies often do that are indistinguishable from an attack, such as asking for your PIN on the phone, or sending account-related e-mails with links: They condition the user to expect this is "legitimate".
As the article points out, an attacker could do something on an unrelated web server that injects this same notice (using the same code [1] as a basis), with a link that says something like "Extend your limit for free by 1GB", which loads a fake "Xfinity login" in a pop-up to phish their Xfinity account credentials. Because the link was presented using the familiar UI, it could easily trick someone and it would be nearly impossible for most users to realize it's not legitimately Xfinity.
[1] https://rietta.com/blog/comcast-insecure-injection/injection-attack.js https://rietta.com/blog/comcast-insecure-injection/injection...