Re:Recent 'MFA Bombing' Attacks Targeting Apple Users
by asd4 on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @08:45AM
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The security researcher in the article was concerned about accidently confirming the prompt on his watch.
I don't think its a matter of being "smart enough". Human error can easily creep in when dismissing 10's or 100's of prompts.
Re:Recent 'MFA Bombing' Attacks Targeting Apple Users
by hunter2_ on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @10:18AM
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The prompt UX should step into a special "bombed" mode when a frequency threshold is crossed, at which point accepting a prompt has fat-finger protection such as double confirmation steps, and declining all (or perhaps all that share a commonality, like same initiating IP address) becomes possible.
> However, if you lose your recovery key and can’t access one of your trusted devices, you'll be locked out of your account permanently.
I considered it before but I think it's just too much risk as I rely heavily on iCloud. On the other hand, I don't see the risk with the current method if you're smart enough not to fall for things like MFA bombing tactics.