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Cybersecurity Expert Phished, Calls for Stronger Mailchimp Security

3/26/2025

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Cybersecurity expert Troy Hunt recently became a target of a phishing attack, jeopardizing his Mailchimp mailing list of 16,000 subscribers. Fatigued and misled by a fake site, he entered his credentials, prompting him to call out Mailchimp for keeping unsubscribed emails and lacking robust two-factor authentication. Hunt is now alerting affected users and pushing for stronger security protocols.

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Story summary

Cybersecurity expert Troy Hunt recently became a target of a phishing attack, jeopardizing his Mailchimp mailing list of 16,000 subscribers. Fatigued and misled by a fake site, he entered his credentials, prompting him to call out Mailchimp for keeping unsubscribed emails and lacking robust two-factor authentication. Hunt is now alerting affected users and pushing for stronger security protocols.