- A jetlagged Troy Hunt accidentally clicked a link and logged into an account only to realise he had been phished.
- Despite reacting quickly, attackers were able to export a mailing list for Hunt’s personal blog.
- Hunt has detailed the attack and warned his subscribers in a timely fashion.
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TIL: Nobody is perfect
glares in the general direction of the White House
Solving the “being human” part of security will probably never happen, which is why you’re encouraged to do stuff like use 2FA, different passwords, service isolation and stuff like that.
Anyone and everyone can be fooled at some point, best to try and limit the damage.
I just never click links in email.
If you use a password manager it won’t fill credentials because it will be the wrong domain
