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Instagram 2FA Bypass, A Tale of Superlative Bug Hunting Skills & Indolent Multi-Factor Authentication

July 19, 2019 by Marc Handelman in Facebookery, 2FA Flaws, Information Security, Bugs, Bug Bounty, Bug Hunting

Via Tara Seals writing at the Threatpost Blog, detailing the highly competent bug hunting skill set of Laxman Muthiyah, examining - if you will - the lackadaisical 2FA data flow promulgated by Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) on the company's owned Instagram.

"Independent researcher Laxman Muthiyah took a look at Instagram’s mobile recovery flow, which involves a user receiving a six-digit passcode to their mobile number for two-factor account authentication (2FA). So, with six digits that means there are 1 million possible combinations of digits making up the codes." - Via Tara Seals writing at the Threatpost Blog

July 19, 2019 /Marc Handelman
Facebookery, 2FA Flaws, Information Security, Bugs, Bug Bounty, Bug Hunting
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