MFA Isn't Enough: How Attackers Bypass Authentication and What Actually Stops Account Takeovers
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) became the industry’s default safeguard for login security. Yet attackers now bypass MFA at scale, often in seconds. Banks, fintech platforms, and digital enterprises are discovering the hard truth. MFA isn’t account takeover (ATO) prevention. It only verifies the user – and attackers have learned to compromise the session itself. Modern ATO defenses must protect beyond the login, inside the browser, and in real time.