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Really Simple Security Plugin Flaw Risks 4M+ WordPress Sites

An authentication bypass flaw in the Really Simple Security WordPress plugin was fixed with the release 9.1.2, releasing forced patches.

Leaky Access Tokens Exposed Amazon Photos of Users

Hackers with Amazon users’ authentication tokens could’ve stolen or encrypted personal photos and documents.

New YTStealer malware steals accounts from YouTube Creators

A new information-stealing malware named YTStealer is targeting YouTube content creators and attempting to steal their authentication tokens and hijack their channels.

2FA Bypassed in $34.6M Crypto.com Heist

In a display of 2FA's fallibility, unauthorized transactions approved without users' authentication bled 483 accounts of funds.

Hacking Fingerprints With a $5 Setup To Bypass Biometric Authentication

A 3D print of the target user's fingerprint on white glue allows hacking any biometric authentication device or scanner.

Google to auto-enroll 150 million user accounts into 2FA

Google announced today that they plan on auto-enrolling 150 million accounts into two-factor authentication by the end of 2021.

Hackers rob thousands of Coinbase customers using MFA flaw

Crypto exchange Coinbase disclosed that a threat actor stole cryptocurrency from 6,000 customers after using a vulnerability to bypass the company's SMS multi-factor authentication security feature.

How Hackers Break Two-Factor Authentication Security

The latest findings state that more than 80% of all hacking-related breaches happen due to compromised and weak credentials, with three billion username/password combinations stolen in 2016 alone.

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