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    Know Your Breach: BlackRock

    Jan 25, 2019 5:03:40 PM

    The target: Investment Management firm BlackRock.

    The take: Three separate spreadsheets, containing names, e-mail addresses, and assets invested in iShares ETFs for about 20,000 financial advisers.

    The attack vector: The spreadsheets were accidentally made publicly available on the firm’s website for more than a month, prompting concerns that if harvested, the data could be a goldmine for phishing campaigns and targeted attacks.

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    Topics:Know Your Breach

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