Scammers are targeting MetaMask users with fake "2FA security verification" pages that mimic official alerts. The phishing ...
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Two-factor authentication (2FA) is one of the most effective tools for protecting our online accounts. With data breaches and phishing attacks rising, relying on passwords alone is not enough anymore.
A technology company that routes millions of SMS text messages across the world has secured an exposed database that was spilling one-time security codes that may have granted users' access to their ...
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One-time SMS codes are widely used as the second checkpoint in two-factor authentication (2FA) to sign into everything from banking apps to email accounts. As I've written before, though, SMS is one ...
Why 2FA is failing and what should be done about it Your email has been sent Jack Wallen details a recent hack and why he believes one aspect of two-factor ...
This is not as easy as it sounds — and it’s not common advice. But there’s a new warning for iPhone and Android users to change the default PIN and lock SIM cards “to limit an attacker’s ability to ...
If you haven’t seen your data exposed in a major data breach within the last five years alone, you haven’t been paying attention. Billions of people worldwide have lost their data many times over. 26 ...
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