MFA prompt bombing (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Hackers bypass, multifactor authentication schemes by sending a blizzard of spamming login attempts until the accounts owner accepts the MFA prompt out of desperation to make the spamming stop.  CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/mfa-prompt-bombing⁠ Audio reference link: movieclips. “⁠Sneakers (2/9) Movie Clip - Defeating the Keypad (1992) HD.⁠” YouTube, YouTube, 29 May 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG5vsPJ5Tos.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices