mfa bombing

MFA - multi factor authentication - ostensibly protects email and other online accounts by requiring a one-time key as a counter signature to gain entry.

Cybercriminals bombard known good accounts with login attempts, triggering the same huge number of “please enter this code…” messages to the account holder.

Once the victim’s patience runs thin the “…or approve this login” is more likely to be fat fingered or just chosen intentionally to make the bombardment subside.

“If I get one more MFA bombing this week imma throw this phone off a bridge”