Reddit Breach Stems from SMS Two-Factor Authentication Breakdown
A hacker has compromised Reddit’s systems and was able to make away with email addresses and account credentials.
A hacker has compromised Reddit’s systems and was able to make away with email addresses and account credentials.
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ARM Holdings, the UK-based chipmaker owned by Japanese technology and investment conglomerate SoftBank, is on the cusp of buying US data analytics start-up Treasure Data for around $600 million. Bloomberg cited unnamed sources who said that ARM would be looking to boost its IoT ambitions with the acquisition of the seven-year old, Mountain View CA-based…
Another week, another high-profile hack. This week it was (checks notes) Reddit. What makes this one marginally more interesting is that the victims were using two-factor authentication, i.e. SMS codes texted to them to verify their identities when their accounts were accessed — which turned out to be little more than a speed bump for…
Another week, another high-profile hack. This week it was (checks notes) Reddit. What makes this one marginally more interesting is that the victims were using two-factor authentication, i.e. SMS codes texted to them to verify their identities when their accounts were accessed — which turned out to be little more than a speed bump for…
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