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13328589655?profile=RESIZE_400xSecurity researchers have flagged a critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) system, called “AuthQuake,” that could allow attackers to bypass protections and gain unauthorized account access.  Their report[1] details how the flaw required no user interaction, did not generate alerts, and took less than an hour to execute.  While multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a solid security mechanism, such flaws make it a double-edged sword due to the nature of the user’s r