Update, Dec. 03, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 02, now updated to reflect the 2FA-bypass security threat beyond Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The busiest period of online shopping, ...

A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-6965 has been entered into the National Vulnerability Database, the federal registry maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology that serves as ...

A flaw in Meta's AI-powered Instagram recovery tool allowed attackers to hijack accounts by redirecting password reset links, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Dec. 25, 2024: This story, originally published Dec.

Hackers exploited Dashlane's two-factor authentication system, accessing 20 customer accounts and stealing encrypted password ...

Cybercriminals are bypassing two-factor authentication using fraudulent online bot services automating phone calls, targeting multiple countries. Read more about how to protect from this threat.

Two-factor authentication, the added security step that requires people enter a code sent to their phone or email, has traditionally worked to keep usernames and ...

A phishing-as-a-service offering being sold on the Dark Web uses a tactic that can turn a user session into a proxy to bypass two-factor authentication (2FA), researchers have found. The service, ...

Google said Monday that it had disrupted a criminal group’s attempt to use artificial intelligence to exploit another company’s previously unknown digital vulnerability, adding to heightened worries ...

Attackers bypassed Dashlane's 2FA on fewer than 20 accounts by brute-forcing numeric codes, downloading encrypted password vaults. Zero-knowledge encryption protects data if master passwords are ...