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A Transcontinental Analysis of Account Remediation Protocols of Popular Websites. (arXiv:2302.01401v1 [cs.CR])
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Websites are used regularly in our day-today lives, yet research has shown
that it is challenging for many users to use them securely, e.g., most
prominently due to weak passwords through which they access their accounts. At
the same time, many services employ low-security measures, making their users
even more prone to account compromises with little to no means of remediating
compromised accounts. Additionally, remediating compromised accounts requires
users to complete a series of steps, ideally all provided and explained …
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