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MFA plays a rising role in major cyberattacks, research finds
David Jones / Cybersecurity Dive
June 20, 2024
1 Min Read
Multifactor authentication appeared in almost half of all security incidents the Cisco Talos incident response teams encountered during the first quarter of the year, according to data released Tuesday.
In 25% of cases, incident response specialists responded to fraudulent MFA push notifications sent by attackers, Cisco Talos found.
Users did not properly implement MFA in 1 in 5 Cisco Talos engagements, the firm said.
Dive Insight:
Multifactor authentication is, more often, playing a role in determining whether attackers can successfully penetrate network defenses.
Poorly configured MFA appeared in two of the biggest attack campaigns so far in 2024: a ransomware attack against Change Healthcare and dozens of attacks against Snowflake customers.
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