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How 1-Time Passcodes Became a Corporate Liability

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On July 20, the attackers turned their sights on internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare.com , and the intercepted credentials show at least five employees fell for the scam (although only two employees also provided the crucial one-time MFA code).

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The Life Cycle of a Breached Database

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Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Here’s a closer look at what typically transpires in the weeks or months before an organization notifies its users about a breached database. TARGETED PHISHING.

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Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022

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KrebsOnSecurity shared a large amount of data gathered for this story with T-Mobile. But in a written statement, T-Mobile said this type of activity affects the entire wireless industry. “These breaches should not happen,” Weaver said. Thus, the second factor cannot be phished, either over the phone or Internet.

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