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title: ". Forbes reports that the PewDiePie hack occurred when an unknown…"
date: 2019-02-18
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships shared a quote.
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# . Forbes reports that the PewDiePie hack occurred when an unknown…

*February 18, 2019 · Facebook*

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. Forbes reports that the PewDiePie hack occurred when an unknown hacker accessed 50,000 unsecured network printers and had them print marketing materials for a YouTube personality called "PewDiePie."
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[https://community.connection.com/insights-pewdiepie-hack-trends-strengthening-public-sector-printer-security/?cm_mmc=Social-\_-Community-\_-PewdiepieInsights-2-19-\_-Sp-Facebook](https://community.connection.com/insights-pewdiepie-hack-trends-strengthening-public-sector-printer-security/?cm_mmc=Social-_-Community-_-PewdiepieInsights-2-19-_-Sp-Facebook){target="_blank"}
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I don\'t care for his channel that much, but PewDiePie is a goddamned marketing genius.
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