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Attackers are increasingly bypassing weak authentication through phishing, MFA fatigue, and service desk social engineering. Specops Software breaks down five best practices for stronger identity verification and access security. [...]
ShinyHunters Campaign Uses Voice Phishing to Bypass MFA and Steal Corporate DataSecurity experts warn that "an active and ongoing campaign" being waged by ShinyHunters extortionists has at least 150 organizations in its sights across a range of sectors, with attackers using live voice phishing to bypass multifactor authentication, steal cloud data and hold it to ransom.
Passwords and app-based MFA add hidden costs through lost productivity, frequent resets, and risk of phishing and social engineering attacks. Token explains how wireless biometric, passwordless authentication eliminates credential-based attacks and delivers measurable financial returns by reducing login time across the enterprise. [...]
Threat actors with suspected ties to Russia have been observed taking advantage of a Google account feature called application specific passwords (or app passwords) as part of a novel social engineering tactic designed to gain access to victims' emails
CISA and FBI Warn of Iranian Hackers Targeting US Political Campaigns and OfficialsThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have issued new guidance to help U.S. political campaigns defend against increasing cyber threats from Iran, recommending stronger multi-factor authentication, phishing-resistant protocols, and vigilance against social engineering.
Robert Blumofe on DDoS Attacks, API Security, Zero Trust and FIDO2-MFARobert Blumofe, executive vice president and CTO at Akamai, expects social engineering, phishing, extortion and AI-driven attacks to dominate the threat landscape. He advised enterprises to use FIDO2-based MFA, zero trust, microsegmentation and API security to reduce risks.