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How To Stop MFA Fatigue Attacks

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Feed Name: Arctic Wolf Blog

Date Published: 2024-07-15

Date Updated: 2026-04-27

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This article explains MFA fatigue (also called prompt bombing or push bombing), a technique where an attacker with valid credentials repeatedly triggers MFA approval prompts to coerce or trick a user into approving one, enabling account takeover. It outlines the attack flow, a notable Uber incident, the relationship to credential theft, and provides seven practical mitigation recommendations including limiting notifications, using stronger authenticators, adding contextual checks, awareness training, and monitoring.

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