Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2023
PyPI is going to enforce two-factor authentication (2FA) for all project maintainers by the end of this year over security concerns. Due to security concerns, PyPI will be mandating the use of two-factor authentication (2FA) for all project maintainers by the end of this year. Over the past few years, there has been a rise […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 18, 2023
Twitter has announced that the platform will allow using the SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) only to its Blue subscribers. To date, Twitter has offered three methods of 2FA: text message, authentication app, and security key. However, the company has announced that it will limit the use of SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) only to its Blue subscribers. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 29, 2022
Passwords no longer meet the demands of todayâs identity and access requirements. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed. âUsernames and passwords are insufficient and vulnerable means of authentication on their own; therefore, it is essential to employ strong authentication techniques like multi-factor authentication (MFA) to confirm users’ identities before granting secure access to resources,â Sarah […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 24, 2020
2FA bypass discovered in web hosting software cPanel More than 70 million sites are managed via cPanel software, according to the company. Researchers discovered a major issue in cPanel that could be exploited by attackers to bypass two-factor authentication for cPanel accounts. Security researchers from Digital Defense have discovered a major security issue in cPanel, a popular […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 18, 2020
Security researchers discovered Android malware capable of bypassing 2FA that was developed by an Iran-linked group dubbed Rampant Kitten Security researchers from Check Point discovered an Android malware, developed by an Iran-linked group dubbed Rampant Kitten, that is able to bypass 2FA. Rampant Kitten has been active at least since 2014 and was involved in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 11, 2020
Zoom has implemented two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect all user accounts against security breaches and other cyber attacks. Zoom has announced finally implemented the two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect all user accounts from unauthorized accesses. This is a great news due to the spike in the popularity of the communication software during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 24, 2019
Twitter announced that its users can protect their accounts with 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) even if they don’t have a phone number. Twitter is going to allow its users to protect their accounts with 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) even if they don’t have a phone number. 2FA is already implemented on Twitter, currently, the users of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 18, 2019
Expert discovered a new technique bypassing SMS-based two-factor authentication while circumventing Googleâs recent SMS permissions restrictions The popular security expert Lukas Stefanko from ESET discovered some apps (namedBTCTurk Pro Beta and BtcTurk Pro Beta) impersonating the Turkish cryptocurrency exchange, BtcTurk, in the attempt of stealing login credentials. In order to steal the 2FA OTPs the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 25, 2018
Amnesty International warns of threat actors that are launching phishing attacks aimed at bypassing Gmail, Yahoo 2FA at scale Amnesty International published a report that details how threat actors are able to bypass 2FA authentication that leverages text message as a second factor. Attackers are using this tactic to break into Gmail and Yahoo accounts […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 24, 2018
According to Google software engineer Grzegorz Milka, less than 10 percent of its users have enabled two-factor authentication (2FA) for their accounts. The availability of billions of credentials in the criminal underground due to the numerous massive data breaches occurred in the last years makes it easy for crooks to take over users’ accounts. We always […]
