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		jandrese on Nov 6, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Operation Luigi: How I hacked my friend without he... What is the point of a security question if they never use it?

enitihas on Nov 6, 2018 | [–]

Asking you to fill them online for password recovery etc?

captn3m0 on Nov 7, 2018 | | [–]

Yes, they use it for 2FA sometimes on netbanking transactions.

psergeant on Nov 6, 2018 | [–]

I get asked for single characters of mine a lot

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