How Hacks Happen

Personal Pest Control: Cybersecurity Awareness Month


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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and it's time to clean house! Let's get rid of all those dust bunnies (weak passwords) and vacuum under the sofa cushions (no multi-factor authentication) and even do a check under the bed for that half-eaten Pop Tart (vulnerable emails). Hear about a few instances where poor cybersecurity led to unfortunate consequences, so you can avoid the same fate.

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  • $61K, gone just like that for Oro Valley couple.
  • Dream Kitchen Renovation Ruined by a Scam
  • PassGAN: A Deep Learning Approach for Password Guessing
  • Historic UK KNP transport firm collapses after ransomware attack
  • Hacker leaks account data of 12 million Zacks Investment users
  • Researchers Instantly Crack Simple Passwords With AI
  • Lost $45k to Wire Fraud Scam on E*TRADE – Even with MFA Enabled.



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