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350 million decrypted email addresses left exposed on an unsecured server

Security Affairs

They can then conduct elaborate phishing and social engineering attacks to gain access to the victims’ accounts on other digital services such as entertainment and shopping platforms or even online banking. Change your passwords approximately every 30 days.

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It’s a Holiday Security Breach Blowout

SiteLock

If you’re not familiar, the federal organization is the Office of Personnel Management, and OPM announced it was compromised in June of 2015, with the attackers possibly having access as early as March 2014. Thankfully, we understand how the breaches may have occurred and how to protect ourselves, which I will share with you now.