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Understanding MFA Fatigue: Why Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Human Behaviour

IT Security Guru

In this blog, well look at the concept of MFA fatigue, how bad actors exploit it, and what entities can do to strengthen defences against this cunning tactic. Initial Compromise: Malefactors first gain access to the victims credentials through phishing, brute force attacks, or dark web marketplaces.

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SE Labs awards Cisco its AAA Rating in Universal ZTNA identity testing

Duo's Security Blog

SE Labs security experts subjected Universal ZTNA to a rigorous round of attacks that proved Duo and the other offerings could handle a range of common threat actor tactics. Testing took place in a real network environment, targeting a Microsoft 365 deployment with privileged and non-privileged accounts. their laptop).

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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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U.S. Energy Company Targeted by QR Code Phishing Campaign

SecureWorld News

In May 2023, a phishing campaign was launched that targeted a major U.S. The emails in the campaign purported to be from Microsoft, and they claimed that the recipient needed to update their account security settings or activate two-factor authentication (2FA)/multi-factor authentication (MFA) within 72 hours.

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Microsoft Account Security Alert Email: Recognize the Scam

Security Boulevard

Reading Time: 5 min Have you received a microsoft account security alert email? Learn how to identify legitimate alerts and avoid phishing scams targeting your Microsoft account. The post Microsoft Account Security Alert Email: Recognize the Scam appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Hackers stole over $250,000 in Ethereum from Bored Ape Yacht Club

Security Affairs

The hacker conducted a phishing attack, they set up a phishing site that impersonated the official BAYC site claiming that BAYC, MAYC and OthersideMeta holders were able to claim a free NFT for a short period of time. At this time it is unclear how the attackers have hacked the community manager’s account.

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Final Fantasy 14 players targeted by QR code phishing

Malwarebytes

The developers announce these changes on their blog, The Lodestone. What’s being talked about at the moment is the QR code-centric phishing attack. How the QR code phish attack works. Many of the accounts sending these messages appear to have been hijacked themselves. Often, phishing feeds into this activity too.