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Tell HN: Gmail flagged my Firefox account MFA email as “dangerous”
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JeremyNT
4 years ago
I recently attempted to log into a new Firefox instance with my Firefox account. As expected, I received an email with a verification code from [email protected] to my gmail account as part of the login flow.

This email was flagged by gmail. Above the body of the message, gmail inserted a scary looking red banner with the following text:

This message seems dangerous Similar messages were used to steal people's personal information. Avoid clicking links, downloading attachments, or replying with personal information.

A link with the text "Looks safe" was presented (which I did click).

I made sure to check all the headers in the original message, and everything looked correct.

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