Attackers take social engineering to a totally new level
Jun 12, 2016 00:10 GMT · By Catalin Cimpanu There's a sneaky new trick going around that can fool some people into divulging their two-factor authentication code to crooks, while thinking they're actually protecting their accounts.
Two-factor authentication, or 2FA, is a second layer of authentication that many online services support, from banks to Google, from Facebook to government agencies.
2FA works by requiring a user to enter a code that they received via SMS on their phone after they logged into a 2FA-protected account. If the user doesn't enter the code promptly, the login is classified as a hacking attempt, and the user blocked from accessing the account, even if they entered the correct password. You can see the benefits, right?
