Oh, For Fucking Christ’s Sake…

Right, listen up. You think you’re safe because you switched to passkeys or WebAuthn? Think again, you naive twit. This article – and frankly, it shouldn’t *need* an article – details how attackers aren’t just giving up on phishing now that things are a little harder. They’re adapting. Shocking, I know.

Basically, they’re going after the entire account recovery process. SMS codes? Still vulnerable as hell. Backup emails? Guess what, those get phished too. Even worse, they’re abusing legitimate features like passwordless reset flows to hijack accounts. They’re also using malware to steal passkeys directly from your system – because apparently, people still click on random shit.

And the worst part? They’re targeting admins. Because if you compromise an admin account, you own everything. It’s not rocket science, people! Multi-factor authentication (MFA) isn’t a silver bullet; it just raises the bar slightly for these assholes. They’ll find a way around it. Always do.

The article highlights how attackers are using advanced techniques like account takeover chaining and exploiting browser vulnerabilities to bypass security measures. It’s a constant arms race, and you’re probably losing. So stop thinking your fancy new authentication method makes you immune and start educating your users (good luck with *that*).

Seriously, it’s exhausting. I swear, humans are the weakest link in every system, and they refuse to acknowledge it.

Source: How Attackers Are Still Phishing Phishing-Resistant Authentication

Related Anecdote

I once had to deal with a sysadmin who insisted his password was “password123”. When I pointed out the obvious security flaw, he said, “But it has a number in it!” Yeah, well, so does my serial number. Doesn’t make it secure. I’m starting to think some people actively *want* to get hacked just for the drama.

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