Security News > 2019 > November > The FBI multi-factor authentication notification that should have never been

While reviewing the recent Private Industry Notification from the FBI about using social engineering and technical attacks to circumvent multi-factor authentication, I was floored at how each of these account takeover scenarios seemed completely preventable. That’s because SIM swap and session hijacking were at the center of each account takeover scenario. Let’s take a closer look at each of these attack vectors and how to prevent them. SIM swap attack SIM swap attacks are when … More → The post The FBI multi-factor authentication notification that should have never been appeared first on Help Net Security.

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