US EditionGmail’s Multi-Factor Authentication Bypassed by Hackers to Pull Off Targeted Attacks
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Russian hackers have found the parade to Gmail's double authentication. Their technique? An e-mail scam, patient and ultra-credible, that convinces you to give them a "application password" yourself. It is a key that opens the door to your entire account, making your security to two factors totally useless.
Russian hackers stage sophisticated phishing attacks on academics and regime critics: they allowed the victims to create app passwords that allowed an uncontrolled access. Google experts explained that Google's MFA – multi-factor authentication is also eliminated. Between April and June 2025, a supposedly Russian-controlled hacker group conducted targeted phishing attacks on Western academics and critics of the Kremlin. The group, designated by …
Russian hackers have found a way to bypass Google's multi-factor authentication (MFA) in Gmail by carrying out targeted cyberattacks. tsn.ua (news 1+1)
Gmail’s multi-factor authentication bypassed by hackers to pull off targeted attacks
Russian hackers have bypassed Google’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) in Gmail to pull off targeted attacks, according to security researchers at Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). Introduction to Malware Binary Triage (IMBT) Course Looking to level up your skills? Get 10% off using coupon code: MWNEWS10 for any flavor. Enroll Now and Save 10%: Coupon Code MWNEWS10 Note: Affiliate link – your enrollment helps support this platform at n…
Hackers are contacting people on behalf of the US State Department, aiming to gain access to the victims' entire correspondence.
Russian hackers, suspected of belonging to the APT29 group (alias Cozy Bear), have managed to bypass Gmail's dual authentication without exploiting any technical flaw, but aiming at the weak link of the chain: the human. An update on this social engineering operation of a rare sophistication that has targeted researchers and critics of the Russian regime.
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