{"id":894,"date":"2023-06-01T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T00:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yourtechupdates.com\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2023-06-01T00:05:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T00:05:00","slug":"howcriminalstrytohackyouraccountswhileyousleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techwatch247.com\/howcriminalstrytohackyouraccountswhileyousleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s how cyber criminals try to hack your accounts while you sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/827616019?h=7e70c109c5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever felt frustrated by the flood of notifications from your multi-factor authentication (MFA) app?<\/p>\n<p>Well, cyber criminals have too. And they&#8217;re taking advantage of \u201cMFA fatigue&#8221; to try to gain access to your sensitive business data.<\/p>\n<p>MFA is essential for keeping your data secure. It adds an extra layer of security to your apps and accounts by asking you to verify your identity in two or more ways, such as a password and a code sent to your phone.<\/p>\n<p>The constant alerts can be overwhelming though.<\/p>\n<p>Attackers know this and will bombard employees \u2013 sometimes in the middle of the night \u2013 with a constant stream of MFA notifications. Which makes it more likely someone will authenticate a login attempt through frustration, tiredness, or just to get the notifications to stop.<\/p>\n<p>But now there&#8217;s a new weapon in the fight against MFA fatigue.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Authenticator has introduced number matching as a way of making sure your MFA notification is from the correct login attempt, preventing cyber criminals from taking advantage of notification fatigue.<\/p>\n<p>How does number matching work?<\/p>\n<p>When you receive an MFA notification, the app will display a randomly generated number. You then need to input this number to authenticate the login attempt and prove you&#8217;re not a cyber criminal trying to access your business data.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not all. Microsoft Authenticator also allows for biometric authentication, which means you can use your face, fingerprint, or other unique physical features to prove your identity and combat the threat of MFA fatigue attacks.<\/p>\n<p>With these security measures in place, your business can stay ahead of cyber criminals and keep your sensitive data better protected.<\/p>\n<p>If you already use Microsoft Authenticator, number matching is ready to use. Simply make sure your app is up-to-date, and you&#8217;ll be protected.<\/p>\n<p>If you use another MFA system and want to look at how to make your security better or easier, we can help. Get in touch.<\/p>\n<p>Published with permission from Your Tech Updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever received a notification on your phone while you\u2019re sleeping, asking if it\u2019s really you logging in?<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s called a fatigue attack and Microsoft Authenticator&#8217;s latest feature will help to protect you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Here\u2019s how cyber criminals try to hack your accounts while you sleep - TechWatch 24-7<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Here\u2019s how cyber criminals try to hack your accounts while you sleep - TechWatch 24-7\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Have you ever received a notification on your phone while you\u2019re sleeping, asking if it\u2019s really you logging in? 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