KnowBe4 - [KREBS ON SECURITY] How 1-Time Passcodes Became a Corporate Liability

[The following article is at it appears at Krebs on Security here.]

Phishers are enjoying remarkable success using text messages to steal remote access credentials and one-time passcodes from employees at some of the world’s largest technology companies and customer support firms. A recent spate of SMS phishing attacks from one cybercriminal group has spawned a flurry of breach disclosures from affected companies, which are all struggling to combat the same lingering security threat: The ability of scammers to interact directly with employees through their mobile devices.



from KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/krebs-on-security-how-1-time-passcodes-became-a-corporate-liability

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