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Would that have helped here? Wasn't the problem in clicking the link?

• miles 5y ago
  Assuming the messages were delivered via email, plain text offers the distinct advantage of non-obfuscated links. More on the same theme: The only safe email is text-only email https://theconversation.com/the-only-safe-email-is-text-only-email-81434 https://theconversation.com/the-only-safe-email-is-text-only... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15224199 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15224199
  • hsbauauvhabzb 5y ago
    What if the link contains a spelling mistake your brain is trained to overlook naturallly?
    • eli 5y ago
      Or it’s a legitimate link apparently from someone you trust to a site you haven’t visited before? Or to a site you trust but was compromised? These were very sophisticated attackers.