Security News

Google’s poor design decision undermines 2FA protection (Help Net Security)
2016-04-11 18:44

A design decision by Google can be exploited by attackers to gain control of both devices needed to access users’ accounts protected via SMS-based 2-factor authentication. This feature, which is...

Android banking Trojan defeats voice call-based 2FA (Help Net Security)
2016-01-13 13:36

Bankosy is a banking Trojan that has been targeting Android users for a while now, but has only recently been updated with a new capability of note: the ability to deceive voice call-based two-factor ...

Apple Moving to 2FA, Six-Digit Passcodes in iOS 9 (Threatpost)
2015-06-11 14:00

With each new release of iOS, Apple has been improving the security of the mobile operating system, adding new features, inserting exploit mitigations, and taking away avenues for attack. In the...