Heartbreaking hacks
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Valentine’s Day is historically about love, flowers and chocolate. Unless you’re a hacker, then it’s about worms, vulnerabilities, data theft and more. Preying on our need for love and affection, hackers have historically unleashed some hard-hitting attacks around Valentine’s Day, or in relation to the topic of love. So, before you open that Valentine’s Day email or click through to that online dating site, WatchGuard’s Marc Laliberte runs you through some of the most nefarious love-related cyber-attacks.
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