Security News

Apple sued for ‘forcing’ 2FA on accounts
2019-02-12 11:57

Time is money, baby: Jay Brodsky claims that Apple's 2FA "intermeddling" takes minutes out of his day, causing "economic loss."

Mac malware steals cryptocurrency exchange cookies, text messages for 2FA authentication
2019-01-31 14:25

The CookieMiner malware attempts to extract credentials for cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges, as well as stored password and credit card information.

Threatpost Survey Says: 2FA is Just Fine, But Go Ahead and Kill SMS
2019-01-16 22:09

Our reader poll showed overwhelming support for 2FA even in the wake of a bypass tool being released -- although lingering concerns remain.

Threatpost Poll: Can We Fix 2FA?
2019-01-14 19:50

Take our short poll to weigh in on the state of two-factor authentication.

Yet Another Bypass: Is 2FA Broken? Authentication Experts Weigh In
2019-01-11 15:44

A penetration testing tool called Modlishka can defeat two-factor authentication in the latest 2FA security issue. We asked a roundtable of experts what it all means.

2FA codes can be phished by new pentest tool
2019-01-11 12:25

A researcher has published a tool called Modlishka, capable of phishing 2FA codes sent by SMS or authentication apps.

How to secure your Instagram account using 2FA
2018-12-31 10:15

It's a good idea to set up multi-factor authentication (2FA) on all your social accounts, so here we explain how to do that for Instagram.

More phishing attacks on Yahoo and Gmail SMS 2FA authentication
2018-12-21 17:17

The second report in a week has analysed phishing attacks that are attempting – and probably succeeding – in bypassing older forms of two-factor authentication (2FA).

Charming Kitten Iranian Espionage Campaign Thwarts 2FA
2018-12-17 16:42

The campaign targets politicians involved in economic and military sanctions against Iran, along with various journalists and human rights activists.