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		TekMol on Nov 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How do you security-audit external softwar... The security concept behind credit cards is insane. Who thinks that a number which you hand over to everyone you buy from is a secret? Shouldn't this be fixed at the root by handling payments via PayPal or Crypto?

PeterisP on Nov 4, 2021 [–]

It would have similar security risks if your frontend is compromised, for example, it could make the users pay their cryptocurrency payments to an attacker-controlled address.

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