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Discord Shame channel goes phishing

Malwarebytes

Tips to keep your Discord account secure. While you’re doing this , download your backup codes too. Should you land on a regular phishing page and hand over login details, the attacker will still need your 2FA code to do anything with your account. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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Taking on the Next Generation of Phishing Scams

Google Security

Posted by Daniel Margolis, Software Engineer, Google Account Security Team Every year, security technologies improve: browsers get better , encryption becomes ubiquitous on the Web , authentication becomes stronger. But phishing persistently remains a threat (as shown by a recent phishing attack on the U.S.

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Top 7 MFA Bypass Techniques and How to Defend Against Them

SecureWorld News

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a fundamental component of best practices for account security. It is a universal method employed for both personal and corporate user accounts globally. Take, for instance, Google's account security settings which allow you to download a list of backup codes intended for future use.

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G Suite Security: Top 6 Risks to Avoid

Spinone

We will also tell you how to use G Suite as securely as possible with G Suite security best practices! Phishing is taking over G Suite accounts In a nutshell, phishing is a technique used to steal your data such as credentials or credit card information. How to avoid phishing? By being cautious.

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Beyond Passwords: 2FA, U2F and Google Advanced Protection

Troy Hunt

Passwords suffer from all the problems you're probably already aware of: they're often weak, they're regularly reused and they're also readily obtainable through attacks such as social engineering (phishing, smishing , vishing , etc.) There's a lot more to them than that, but for the purposes of this post it solves the phishing problem.

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