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When Accounts are "Hacked" Due to Poor Passwords, Victims Must Share the Blame

Troy Hunt

It's just another day on the internet when the news is full of headlines about accounts being hacked. The second story was about a number of verified Twitter accounts having been "hacked" and then leveraged in Bitcoin scams. And then there's the account holder, the one who chose the password.

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12 Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2023

eSecurity Planet

Along with traditional IT assets, find and assess your internet-connected attack surface for comprehensive, all-around protection. Discover security issues as part of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) as soon as possible. Key Differentiators. Dynamically compiled plugins improve scan efficiency and performance.

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On the Twitter Hack

Schneier on Security

Not a few people's Twitter accounts, but all of Twitter. The hacker used that access to send tweets from a variety of popular and trusted accounts, including those of Joe Biden, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk, as part of a mundane scam -- stealing bitcoin -- but it's easy to envision more nefarious scenarios.

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