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Aug 3, 2018 31 min

Episode 378: Two-Factor Fraud

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Reddit’s Two Factor procedures fail, while Google’s prevents years of attacks. We’ll look at the different approaches, and discuss the fundamental weakness of Reddit’s approach. Plus a Spectre attack over the network, BGP issues take out Telegram, and more!

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Reddit’s Two Factor procedures fail, while Google’s prevents years of attacks. We’ll look at the different approaches, and discuss the fundamental weakness of Reddit’s approach. Plus a Spectre attack over the network, BGP issues take out Telegram, and more! Sponsored By: Digital Ocean: Apply our promo snapocean after you create your account, and get a $10 credit. iXSystems: Get a system purpose built for you. Ting: Save $25 off a device, or get $25 in service credits! Links: Hey, don't route the messenger! Telegram redirected through Iran by baffling BGP leak Finding and Diagnosing BGP Route Leaks Cloud Leak: How A Verizon Partner Exposed Millions of Customer Accounts New Spectre attack enables secrets to be leaked over a network NetSpectre: Read Arbitrary Memory over Network Password breach teaches Reddit that, yes, phone-based 2FA is that bad We had a security incident. Google Employees Use a Physical Token as Their Second Authentication Factor Cisco is buying Duo Security for $2.35B in cash

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