Security News

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.

SMS 2FA database leak drama, MageCart mishaps, Black Friday badware, and more
2018-11-17 13:47

Plus, why is Kaspersky Lab getting into chess? Roundup What a week it has been: we had the creation of a new government agency, a meltdown flashback, and of course, Patch Tuesday.…

Facebook: turn off SMS 2FA if you don’t want your number used for ads
2018-10-01 11:24

Facebook has been adding phone numbers registered for 2FA to the other data it uses to target people with advertising.

Facebook monetizes 2FA, Singapore monetizes hacker, and ransomware creeps monetize US Democrats
2018-09-29 09:01

BBFC gets a side job shilling shoes Roundup One or two things happened this week on the security front, like the elimination of the White House cyber czar, the massive leak of code from Aeroflot ,...

State Department scores an F on 2FA security
2018-09-18 09:47

Senators have discovered that the State Department is breaking the law by not using multi-factor authentication in its emails.