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How 1-Time Passcodes Became a Corporate Liability

Krebs on Security

Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. 4 it became aware of unauthorized access to information related to a limited number of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials.

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

Krebs on Security

Countless websites and online services use SMS text messages for both password resets and multi-factor authentication. But in a written statement, T-Mobile said this type of activity affects the entire wireless industry. KrebsOnSecurity shared a large amount of data gathered for this story with T-Mobile. A U2F device made by Yubikey.

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