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“The Password Was ‘Louvre’?” — How Bad Security, Brilliant Thieves, and One Savage Ad Taught Us All a Lesson
If you want a single, unfiltered example of how the world manages to be simultaneously brilliant and boneheaded, look no further than the Louvre heist. I’ve seen breaches where the defenders did everything right and still lost — that’s life on the wire. This? This wasn’t that. This was a comedy of errors so spectacular it belongs in a heist movie with popcorn and a two-cocktail intermission. Here’s what went down, in plain terms your CISO will be too embarrassed to admit out

Rich Washburn
Nov 7, 20254 min read


PSA — Change Your Passwords, Turn On MFA, Move To Passkeys: 16 Billion Credentials Just Hit The Web
1. Why This Matters Imagine every lock on your house, office, and car dumped onto a public sidewalk with name-tags attached. That’s...

Rich Washburn
Jun 19, 20252 min read


PSA: Facebook “Breach” Claims and Apple’s AirPlay Flaws – What’s Real and What’s Rinse & Repeat
You ever feel like déjà vu in cybersecurity is just Tuesday? Yeah, me too. So let’s break this down: There's a loud claim flying around...

Rich Washburn
May 23, 20253 min read


Every Single Social Security Number, Phone, and Address Has Leaked on the Internet! 2.6 Billion Total
Data breaches have become the digital equivalent of a coffee spill on your keyboard—annoying, potentially disastrous, but seemingly...

Rich Washburn
Aug 14, 20243 min read


Cyberattack Double Whammy: AT&T and Disney Breached in Major Security Incidents
Two American corporate giants, AT&T and Disney, have fallen prey to significant cyberattacks within a span of just 48 hours. These...

Rich Washburn
Jul 18, 20243 min read


AT&T Data Breach: One of the Largest Hacks in History
In a recent revelation, AT&T disclosed a colossal data breach that compromised the records of nearly all its customer accounts, marking...

Rich Washburn
Jul 12, 20242 min read


LockBit's Bold Claim: US Federal Reserve Hack and the Fallout
In a dramatic escalation of cyber threats, the notorious LockBit ransomware group has claimed responsibility for breaching the US Federal...

Rich Washburn
Jun 24, 20243 min read


China Hacks UK’s MOD! Cybersecurity & International Relations
Geopolitical tensions simmer just below the surface of international diplomacy, the virtual battleground has become just as contested as...

Rich Washburn
May 7, 20242 min read


The CISA Cybersecurity Breach: A Wake-Up Call for National Security
The recent hack of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which oversees cybersecurity and infrastructure...

Rich Washburn
Mar 18, 20242 min read


The Chinese Hack That Compromised Millions
Chinese hackers infiltrating American systems to exfiltrate the data of 22 million U.S. citizens stands as a stark embodiment of the...

Rich Washburn
Mar 8, 20242 min read
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