Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Yesterday, I wrote the first part of this 5-part series on fixing data breaches and I focused on education. Back in September, a number of people pointed me at Experian's "FREE Dark Web Email Scan" (capitalisation is theirs, not mine) because on the surface of it, it seemed similar to my Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) service.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

For example, due to its convenience, ubiquity, and frequency of use, SMS is a rapidly growing attack vector for today's threat actors who are targeting mobile devices (via phishing or smishing) through the SMS protocol. reports. "As These new attack vectors aim to exploit instant messaging apps, SMS, and even fake QR codes.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 4, 2017

I read this while wandering around in LA on my way home from sitting in front of US Congress and explaining security principles to a government so it felt like a timely opportunity to share my own view on the matter: This illustrates a fundamental lack of privacy and security education. link] — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) December 2, 2017.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

That, of course, was not all, but it is an example of how someone -- anyone on the internet -- can take a photo or blog post or Yelp review from social media, or some other seemingly random open source item and tie it back to a crime. Mine was 2000. Daniel provides an example. Daniel’s first Black HAt was in 1999.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 10, 2021

Ollam: So lockpicking has always been a huge part of the hacker world, and the community, both as a hobby interest, and also now increasingly as with faces like mine as a professional endeavor. You don't want to give them the hardest exercise or the heaviest weights that will discourage them. One time he’s successful.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 9, 2021

Ollam: So lockpicking has always been a huge part of the hacker world, and the community, both as a hobby interest, and also now increasingly as with faces like mine as a professional endeavor. You don't want to give them the hardest exercise or the heaviest weights that will discourage them. One time he’s successful.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

My views are shaped by a life that's very public due to the nature of what I do and as such, my kids receive more exposure than most (the picture above, for example). For example, my son teaching kids to code in London a couple of weeks ago: Teaching kids to code at #NDCLondon with @CodeCombat. Immunisation.

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