My First Official Ransomware Attack and What I Learnt

Last week I got a suspicious email, from myself, claiming to have been hit by Ransomware. While I do not believe any information was compromised I do know that the password they told me they had is, or was, one that I, unfortunately, used on multiple sites. Thankfully I have multi-factor authentication on important but that didn't stop the need to change over 400 passwords with much more secure options in my password manager. Hear the complete story and warnings during my conversation with Matt Gurney!

Episode 347 of the YourTechReport podcast, hosted by Aflalo Communications Inc., titled "My First Official Ransomware Attack and What I Learnt" was published on February 1, 2022 and runs 15 minutes.

February 1, 2022 ·15m · YourTechReport

Summary

Last week I got a suspicious email, from myself, claiming to have been hit by Ransomware. While I do not believe any information was compromised I do know that the password they told me they had is, or was, one that I, unfortunately, used on multiple sites. Thankfully I have multi-factor authentication on important but that didn't stop the need to change over 400 passwords with much more secure options in my password manager. Hear the complete story and warnings during my conversation with Matt Gurney!

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