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Is impersonation a possible problem in the fediverse? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by ICastFist@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I mean, pretending to be someone in another instance, "stealing" the username, is trivial. I see the more likely targets being instance admins or high profile users. Should we worry somewhat about this?

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[–] Granixo@feddit.cl -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's something we should be worried about everywhere we go online.

So try having at least 3 different passwords for personal accounts/websites and also contact moderators or support if you suspect your account has been compromised.

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

This isn't about compromised accounts though. I could just create an account, give it the display name "Granixo" and your profile picture. It would look exactly like your account unless people actually click the profile or look at the profile URL.

[–] Vlyn@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

So try having at least 3 different passwords for personal accounts/websites

That's an awful take. Grab a password manager and have a random password for every single account of yours. That way all you have to do is remember a single strong password and that's it. Instead of playing Russian roulette when one service you use gets hacked and someone gets a hold of your username / email and one of your 3 different passwords..