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Snowflake slams 'more MFA' button again – months after Ticketmaster, Santander breaches

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
85/100

Date Published: 2024-09-16

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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Snowflake announced that multi-factor authentication will be enforced by default for all new human user accounts starting October 2024 and increased minimum password length after a series of high-impact data thefts from customers (Ticketmaster, Santander) allegedly claimed by the ShinyHunters actor; the incidents were linked to accounts without MFA and prompted recommendations to use SSO, OAuth for service accounts, and other hardening measures.

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