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Yes, Google’s Security Key Is Hackable

Here is an article by Roger Grimes, Data-Driven Defense Evangelist at KnowBe4

Ever since Google told the world that none of its 85,000 employees had been successfully hacked (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/07/google-security-keys-neutralized-employee-phishing/) since they started implementing Security Keys, like Yubico’s YubiKey (https://www.yubico.com/products/yubikey-hardware/), I’ve been contacted by friends and the media about my thoughts.

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4 scams that illustrate the one-way authentication problem

These scams rely on tricking consumers into believing they are interacting with a trusted vendor. Here’s how vendors can prevent the scams.

My 11 ways to hack 2FA column a few weeks ago continues to be a popular discussion topic with readers. Most people are shocked about how easy it is to hack around two-factor (2FA) and multi-factor authentication (MFA). It isn’t hard. Sometimes it’s as easy as a regular phishing email.

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