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Sextortionist whisks away sex tapes using just a phone number

November 12, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, data loss, Law & order, phone porting, randall baran-chong, security threats, sex tapes, sextortion, sim jacking, sim swap fraud, SIM swapping, SIM swaps, sim-jacked

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:15:39 +0000

The SIM-swap victim knew he was in trouble when he got a 3:30 a.m. message about his phone service being cut off.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WC2UWpWBTyQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Most Americans don’t have a clue what https:// means

October 11, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, cybersecurity survey, https, MFA, multi-factor authentication, pew research center, security threats, two-factor authentication

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:21:40 +0000

…and wouldn’t know 2FA from a hole in the ground, according to Pew Research.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pS7Yk0iqaXE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hackers bypassing some types of 2FA security FBI warns

October 11, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, FBI, MFA, multi-factor authentication, security threats, SIM swaps, two-factor authentication, vulnerability, WebAuthn, youtube

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:13:06 +0000

Some types of 2FA security can no longer be guaranteed to keep the bad guys out, the FBI warned US companies.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/M0mTuBNjc54″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Twitter used 2FA phone numbers for targeted advertising

October 10, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, facebook, login verification, PII, Privacy, SMS, social media, Social networks, tailored audiences, twitter

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 11:44:31 +0000

Twitter may have “inadvertently” handed phone and email data from some users to advertisers as part of its Tailored Audiences system that targets users’ feeds with ads.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/28JZN9DLRbI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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YouTube ‘influencers’ get 2FA tokens phished

September 24, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, account hijacking, Google, modlishka, otp, reverse proxy toolkit, security threats, Social networks, titan, two-factor authentication, u2f, youtube, yubico

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:50:29 +0000

100K or so creators in the YouTube car community were targeted by a phishing campaign that captured 2FA codes.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/G-FEjS09n3I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google fixes Chromebook 2FA flaw in ‘built-in security key’

September 16, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, chrome os, chromebook, fido u2f, Google, security threats, Technologies, two-factor authentication, u2f, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:35:33 +0000

Google has discovered a flaw in a Chromebook security feature which allows owners to press their device’s power button to initiate U2F 2FA.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/wxhr_hHEAl8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Twitter turns off SMS texting after @Jack hijacking

September 6, 2019 0 Comments @jack, 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, account hijack, account hijacking, Celebrities, Hacked, Jack Dorsey, MFA, security threats, SIM swaps, SMS, Social networks, twitter

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 09:41:13 +0000

Two problems, Twitter says: vulnerabilities that mobile carriers need to fix & its reliance on linked numbers for 2FA.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/2v_2dm33u_g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Court squeezes $1 million back from convicted phisher

August 27, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, Alpha bay, Courvoisier, cryptocurrency, dark web, data loss, Grant West, Law & order, MFA, Operation Draba, password reuse, passwords, phishing, security threats, strong passwords

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 09:56:31 +0000

Prolific phishing scammer Grant West has been sentenced to 10 years, 8 months, and reimbursement for victims.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/sHYkSkwLCAs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>