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fromArs Technica
1 week ago

I switched to eSIM in 2025, and I am full of regret

eSIMs increase the risk of losing phone-number-based account access because carriers' SMS-based authentication is fragile; physical SIMs remain far more reliable.
Information security
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Death to one-time text codes: Passkeys are the new hotness

Phishing-resistant multifactor authentication, such as passkeys and hardware-backed methods, is essential because SMS/email OTPs are vulnerable to phishing.
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fromSecurityWeek
2 months ago

DraftKings Warns Users of Credential Stuffing Attacks

DraftKings detected a credential stuffing attack using externally harvested credentials that may have exposed user account data and is enforcing password resets and MFA.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
8 months ago
Marketing tech

FHA will use multifactor authentication to root out phishing scams

MFA provides enhanced security for online accounts by requiring multiple forms of authentication.
fromDatabreaches
8 months ago
Privacy professionals

British law firm fined after ransomware group publishes confidential client data

A UK law firm was fined for failing to secure sensitive data, accessed by cybercriminals due to poor protection measures.
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fromDatabreaches
8 months ago

British law firm fined after ransomware group publishes confidential client data

A UK law firm was fined for failing to secure sensitive data, accessed by cybercriminals due to poor protection measures.
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fromArs Technica
5 months ago

Phishers have found a way to downgrade-not bypass-FIDO MFA

The phishing attack bypasses a multifactor authentication scheme based on FIDO, the standard considered immune to credential phishing attacks, leading to unauthorized access.
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