For today's , I think I'll post about trust and HTTPS.

[web 101: HTTPS is the way your computer communicates securely with the server. (vs. HTTP)]

So we all know that we should only log-in or put in credit card info with sites over HTTPS, right?

Guess what: You have to make sure that every step of the way you've been HTTPS - an attacker could have put in a slight redirect to their site in one of the non-HTTPS pages otherwise.

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This is not an easy thing to do, especially when not all devs understand this and there is a misunderstanding that HTTPS is expensive and slow.

You should be able to find browser add-ins that help you maintain HTTPS, but it's still not a panacea.

If you do encounter a site that has this dark pattern, try to contact the owner and explain they really can't have your business until they fix this security hole.

@0x56 I love this about CoSo. You have a lotta fun shooting shit with peeps, and then the next moment you learn something!

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