Tag: authentication weakness
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Banks Expose Accounts to Thieves by Making MFA Optional
Leaving multi-factor authentication optional has left countless bank accounts vulnerable to theft, with devastating consequences - just ask the 84-year-old victim who lost nearly $30,000 when thieves exploited this security gap. By making MFA optional, banks are inadvertently rolling out the red carpet for thieves.
CEO's Password Practice Exposes Firm to Breach Risk
A CEO's outdated password policy left his 2,000-strong company vulnerable to a potential data breach, after he stored all employee usernames and passwords in a single Excel spreadsheet on his desktop. This alarming security risk was only resolved after months of persistence, when the IT team proved they could manage messages centrally without needing everyone's login details.
Hackers Exploit Active Directory Flaw to Harvest Passwords
Storing passwords in Active Directory description fields is a rookie mistake that hackers are eager to exploit, and one hacker did just that with alarming ease. It was disturbingly simple for them to get their hands on sensitive information.