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scott_w 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Subscription bombing and how to mitigate it

Yeah… no it wouldn’t. I’ve watched users have their bank accounts emptied (by accident) because they kept refreshing. A measly £150 isn’t going to register until it’s too late anyway.

sarchertech 3 months ago [–]

There's a reason attackers exploit any site that lets them do small charges, it's because enough users will notice a larger charge.

Whether every user notices it or not, attackers are looking for the ability to do small charges, and if you remove that they'll move on.

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