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Phishers have found a way to downgrade—not bypass—FIDO MFA

Phishers have found a way to downgrade—not bypass—FIDO MFA

Researchers recently reported encountering a phishing attack in the wild that bypasses a multifactor authentication scheme based on FIDO (Fast Identity Online), the industry-wide standard being adopted by thousands of sites and enterprises. If true, the attack, reported in a blog post Thursday by security firm Expel, would be huge news, since FIDO is widely regarded as being immune to …

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