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Qilin Ransomware Attack Targets Credentials Stored in Chrome

The incident illustrates the importance of multi-factor authentication and the insecure nature of browser-based password managers.

Mfa

Mandiant: 165 Snowflake Customers ‘Potentially Exposed’ in Campaign

Researchers with Mandiant said that since at least April 14, the threat group behind the attack has used stolen credentials to access over 100 customer tenants. Some of the credentials were stolen via infostealer malware as early as 2020.

Mfa

Microsoft Adds New Features to Authenticator to Prevent MFA Fatigue Attacks

Microsoft is adding number matching and geographic and app context to Authenticator to defend against MFA fatigue attacks.

Mfa, Microsoft

Biden’s Cyber EO Ushered in Era of ‘Renewed Focus,’ But Challenges Remain

Government officials cited progress a year after Biden's executive order, but stressed that "there's more work to do."

Mfa, Zero Trust

Software Update Led to Microsoft Azure MFA Outage

A trio of problems caused by a software update in some of Microsoft's data centers led to a service outage for customers of the Microsoft Entra ID MFA service last week.

Mfa, Microsoft