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The breach of Cisco Duo’s service provider is a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities inherent in relying on third-party

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In a concerning development for digital security, Cisco Duo’s Multifactor Authentication (MFA) service has experienced a breach via a third-party telephony service provider. This incident, stemming from a sophisticated social engineering attack, underscores the vulnerability of even robust security systems like MFA. Cisco Duo has alerted its customers that the compromised service provider, responsible for handling their SMS and VOIP MFA traffic, was breached on April 1, leading to unauthorized access and download of SMS log data.

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