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Pass the Passkey: A Novel Attack Surface in Passwordless Authentication

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10 Aug
New Passkey Attacks Can Recover Synced Private Keys or Bypass Phishing-Resistant MFA

Three separate research efforts last week demonstrated ways to defeat passkey protections without breaking the cryptography they rest on. Passkeys are designed to replace reusable

REPORT · WHAT · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
8 May
Deep Dive Two-Factor Authentication vs Passkeys: A Head-to-Head

<h1> Deep Dive: Two-Factor Authentication vs Passkeys – A Head-to-Head </h1> <p>The authentication landscape is shifting rapidly: for decades, passwords paired with two-factor

REPORT · HOW · Dev.toOPEN STORY
4 Sept
39 New Methods That Compromise Passkey Authentication

Passkeys eliminate many password-based attacks, but researchers have documented 39 methods for compromising authentication built around them. Token explains how attackers can

REPORT · HOW · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
5 Aug
Google’s synchronized passkeys can be stolen in &#8216;Pass‑ta‑key&#8217; attacks

Over time, passkeys are supposed to replace passwords. But what happens when malware steals the master key?

REPORT · WHEN · Malwarebytes LabsOPEN STORY
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