Iranian phishers bypass 2fa protections offered by Yahoo Mail and Gmail

["DAVID FARBER" <dfarber () me com>]

> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Subject: [ NNSquad ] Iranian phishers bypass 2fa protections offered by Yahoo Mail and Gmail
> Date: December 14, 2018 7:48:52 JST
> To: nnsquad () nnsquad org
>
>
> Iranian phishers bypass 2fa protections offered by Yahoo Mail and Gmail
>
> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/12/iranian-phishers-bypass-2fa-protections-offered-by-yahoo-mail-and-gmail/
>
>       "In other words, they check victims' usernames and passwords
>       in realtime on their own servers, and even if 2 factor
>       authentication such as text message, authenticator app or
>       one-tap login are enabled they can trick targets and steal
>       that information too," Certfa Lab researchers wrote.
>
> - - -
>
> Avoid using text messaging as a second factor whenever possible!
>
> --Lauren--




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