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The problem isn't that the subject line sounds spammy, it's that the spam mails try to sound legitimate. This may in turn create problems for actually legit mes
by kanusterkund 11y ago
The problem isn't that the subject line sounds spammy, it's that the spam mails try to sound legitimate. This may in turn create problems for actually legit messages.
Maybe putting the scraped password in the subject line catches the recipients' attention.
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoThat would probably help. "Your password, xxxx, has been compromised." Even if they think it's spam, they should immediately realize they do need to change their password.
- julianj 11y agoThat's a good idea. Maybe a subject line like your password p*rd has been compromised.
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoPassword is already compromised, so this is a worthless step. And only seeing part of the password may cause them to think it's largely still secure or something. (Some people don't understand wildcards.)
- julianj 11y agoGood point
- tripzilch 11y agoNonono really bad idea, because of shoulder-surfing!
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoSince their password is already compromised publicly on the Internet, it's silly to worry about shoulder-surfing. In fact, if someone shoulder-surfs, and sees the password, the user is even more encouraged to CHANGE it.