Cybersecurity’s Cinderella Story: Royal Mail’s Phishing Fiasco and the High Cost of Ignoring the Digital Glass Slipper

In the twisted cyber-Cinderella tale, the Royal Mail security flaw is the glass slipper, only it fits every hacker prince charming out there. Meanwhile, Service Location Protocol vulnerabilities play the ugly step-sister and a hefty fine adds a wicked step-mother twist. Will a fairy godmother…

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Well, well, well, if it isn't our old friend, the "open redirect flaw," making a royal appearance in none other than the UK's Royal Mail website. It's like a twisted Cinderella story, but with less glass slippers and more phishing. Similarly, we're witnessing vulnerabilities in the Service Location Protocol playing the bad step-sister and some hefty fines for a New York radiology firm playing the evil step-mother. Is there a fairy godmother in cybersecurity to save us all? Stay tuned.

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