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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Sep-2023 03:25:16 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Cybersecurity attacks on both Caesar's Resorts and MGM Casinos appear to have been social engineering attacks using the organizations' help desks. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mgm-resorts-hackers-broke-tricking-111102542.html

One of the things that too-short password expiration policies often cause, by making the help desk's password resetting function a frequently used function.
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