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Mandiant’s brute-forced X account exposes perils of skimping on 2FA

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January 11, 2024 at 12:35PM Mandiant’s investigation of the takeover of its X account revealed a successful brute-force attack due to a change in two-factor authentication policy. The use of SMS-based 2FA was removed, leaving accounts vulnerable. The compromise led to a scam pushing CLICKSINK drainer-as-a-service, highlighting the rise of such attacks targeting valuable cryptocurrency … Read more

Mandiant’s X account hacked by crypto Drainer-as-a-Service gang

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January 10, 2024 at 05:26PM Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm and Google subsidiary, had its Twitter account hijacked by a Drainer-as-a-Service gang. The attacker redirected over 123,000 followers to a phishing page to steal cryptocurrency, with an estimated minimum of $900,000 in assets stolen. Verified organizations like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have also been … Read more