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Microsoft’s new “passwordless by default” is great but comes at a cost
Microsoft says it’s making passwordless logins the default means for signing in to new accounts,…
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Why MFA is getting easer to bypass and what to do about it
These sorts of adversary-in-the-middle attacks have grown increasingly common. In 2022, for instance, a single…
What is device code phishing, and why are Russian spies so successful at it?
Researchers have uncovered a sustained and ongoing campaign by Russian spies that uses a clever…
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AI-generated phishing emails are getting very good at targeting executives
Kip Meintzer, an executive at security company Check Point Software Technologies, told a recent investor…
Passkey technology is elegant, but it’s most definitely not usable security
Dialog box finally allows the creation of a passkey on a security key. The dueling…
Crypto scammers posing as real brands on X are easily hacking YouTubers
"I'm fighting with Google now," Townsend told Ars. "I don't expect any real answers from…