Members of the Peoples Liberation Army band leave after the closing session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, or CPPCC, at the Great Hall of the People on March 10, 2025 in Beijing. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
A threat actor is seeding the internet with AI browser extensions that can intercept a user’s authenticated session tokens and hijack accounts. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
Passwordless authentication standards have improved identity security, but new research indicates this technology is vulnerable to token hijacks and man-in-the-middle attacks.
Policymakers and researchers have sharply criticized Microsoft’s security practices after an illicitly obtained key enabled a wide-ranging espionage operation.
The research comes a year after Apple unveiled the “Sign in with Apple” feature, which authenticates users on apps without disclosing their Apple IDs. (Pexels)