Robinhood Data Breach:

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Robinhood Data Breach:

Like I’ve said before, it takes ONE mistake to pay a million dollar ransom! It took one employee for a giant financial services company to get breached!

The attacker easily used Vishing (Voice Phishing) to gain access to Robinhood's customer support systems by posing as a customer support employee on the phone.

“The November 3 attack allowed the unauthorized party to obtain a list of email addresses for about 5 million people and full names for another group of about 2 million people…. and approximately 310 in total, to have their names, dates of birth and zip codes exposed. About 10 customers had "more extensive account details revealed"

What do you do now as a Robinhood user?

1. Ensure that all your accounts that use the same email address as your RHood account are protected with Two Factor Authorization (2FA).

2. Be vigilant and watch out for phishing emails targeting to get your RHood password now that the attackers are halfway into your account. Do not click links that will be sent to your email; possibly claiming to be from Robinhood. They’ll be coming soon I guarantee you!

3. It’s safer to change your Robinhood’s email address than changing your password at this point.

4. Monitor your RHood linked bank accounts and credit/debit cards for any unauthorized transactions.

By Tony Thuo
#RobinhoodBreach #cybersecurity
 
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