Microsoft has observed a proliferation of adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) techniques deployed through phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platforms, the company explained in a series of tweets posted on August 28, 2023. “This emphasizes the importance of MFA through methods like Microsoft Authenticator, FIDO2 security keys and certificate-based authentication in securing identities,” the company said.


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