MFA Bombing

Full Title or Meme

The solution to password theft was Multi-factor Authentication. The result was MFA Bombing by the attackers to overcome the user with Consent prompts.

This is a variant of Prompt Fatigue.

Context

• Brian Krebs https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/03/recent-mfa-bombing-attacks-targeting-apple-users/

Solutions

• It has actually been proposed that you avoid letting anyone online know your digital Identifiers. https://onlinesafety.substack.com/p/prevent-mfa-bombing-with-privacy