#authentication
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What is multi-factor authentication and why does it matter?
MFA blocks the vast majority of automated account takeovers, even when your password is already stolen.
n8n Login Bug Let a Valid Token From One Provider Log You In as Someone Else
The workflow automation platform matched users on a single ID field and ignored who issued the token. On Enterprise setups with more than one login provider, that was enough to walk in as another person.
AI Agents Can Be Tricked Into Sending Money. Zscaler Has the Data.
A new study shows that some expensive, enterprise-grade AI assistants fall for hidden instructions that most humans would ignore, and the real danger is far bigger than a fake three-dollar fee.
WhatsApp Is Letting You Ditch Your Phone Number — Here's What That Means for Your Privacy
The world's most-used messaging app is adding usernames, so strangers no longer need your phone number to reach you. A meaningful privacy upgrade, but it comes with a scramble.
81 Million Login Attempts: A Massive Password Spray Attack Hit Microsoft 365 Users
Criminals hammered Microsoft accounts with automated login attempts for two weeks. At least 78 accounts were broken into, and some victims had multi-factor authentication switched on but not configured to cover the login route the attackers actually used.
One Researcher, 14 Flaws, Millions of Indians at Risk
A young independent security researcher found gaping holes in Indian government portals, including an admin panel left wide open to the entire internet. The government fixed everything within three weeks.
Third DraftKings Credential-Stuffing Conspirator Sentenced to 18 Months
Nathan Austad gets a year and a half in federal prison, plus $1.8 million in forfeiture and restitution, closing out the last of the DraftKings account-takeover prosecutions.