In mid-June, an attacker broke into a few of Reddit’s systems and managed to access some user data using compromised employee accounts. It could be another data breach, but it’s not. Why? The compromised accounts were protected by SMS-based 2FA. Is basic two-factor authentication no longer enough?
Tag: Second factor
For some time, websites that used 2FA reported a significant drop in phishing attacks. However, as soon as new security technologies emerge, new techniques arise to exploit them. Real-time phishing is a tactic that allows scammers to bypass 2FA. How do they do it?