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Faculty of Science and Information Technology => Recent Technologies and Trends in Software Engineering => Software Engineering => Cyber and Software Security => Topic started by: maruf.swe on March 29, 2019, 02:28:51 AM

Title: Yet Another Bypass: Is 2FA Broken? Authentication Experts Weigh In
Post by: maruf.swe on March 29, 2019, 02:28:51 AM

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A penetration testing tool called Modlishka can defeat two-factor authentication in the latest 2FA security issue. We asked a roundtable of experts what it all means.

A penetration testing tool published by Polish security researcher Piotr Duszyński can bypass login protections for accounts protected by two-factor authentication (2FA). In his write-up on the tool, (which is dubbed Modlishka, meaning “mantis” in English), he asked, “is 2FA broken?”

For More Details : https://threatpost.com/2fa-broken-authentication/140776/ (https://threatpost.com/2fa-broken-authentication/140776/)