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Phishing Attacks – Anyone Can Get Pwned

  • The creator of the HaveIBeenPwned website, Troy Hunt, fell victim to a phishing attack.
  • Hunt received an email supposedly from Mailchimp, leading him to a fake Mailchimp domain.
  • The phishing attack compromised Hunt's personal Mailchimp account and resulted in the theft of approximately 16,000 records.
  • Lessons learned from this incident include being cautious of emails creating a sense of urgency and considering the circumvention of password managers as a potential sign of a spoofed domain.

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