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BrianPierce

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non-work account for a family doc in #Maine, terrible but enthusiastic fly fisher, kayaker, learning #photography, former #USCG and #USAF vet, former #Republican, moderate #libertarian

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Why US hockey players often speak with “fake Canadian” accents

They don't want to sound Canadian, but like a hockey player—a "linguistic persona."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/why-us-hockey-players-often-speak-with-fake-canadian-accents/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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LastPass users targeted in phishing attacks good enough to trick even the savvy

Campaign used email, SMS, and voice calls to trick targets into divulging master passwords.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/lastpass-users-targeted-in-phishing-attacks-good-enough-to-trick-even-the-savvy/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Key point is this: "companies and end users should always use multi-factor authentication to lockdown accounts when possible and ensure it’s compliant with the standard when available. available through push notifications or one-time passwords provided by text, email, or authenticator apps are better than nothing, but as events over the past few years have demonstrated, they are themselves easily defeated in credential phishing attacks"

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