Translated with AI from the Russian original.
Hackers have started using bots to obtain one-time passwords, which allows them to effectively bypass two-factor authentication. This was reported to journalists by Igor Bederov, an expert at NTI SafeNet.
To bypass two-factor protection, attackers have started using OTP bots.
According to the expert, these bots mimic the process of entering a one-time password and are 40% more effective than traditional phishing. Bederov explained that the success rate of hacking accounts using such bots reaches 60%, while with phishing this figure is only 18%.
OTP bots can get onto users' devices through the download of malicious files. Bederov recommends using authenticator applications or hardware tokens to improve security.
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