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Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes.
Hackers bypass, multifactor authentication schemes by sending a blizzard of spamming login attempts until the accounts owner accepts the MFA prompt out of desperation to make the spamming stop.
CyberWire Glossary link: ?https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/mfa-prompt-bombing?
Audio reference link: movieclips. “?Sneakers (2/9) Movie Clip - Defeating the Keypad (1992) HD.?” YouTube, YouTube, 29 May 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG5vsPJ5Tos.