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Retool breach: SMS phishing, deepfaked voice call and synced MFA codes

Retool (cloud)

An attacker phished a Retool employee by SMS, then called them with a deepfaked voice to get an MFA code. Because Google Authenticator synced codes to the employee's Google account, the attacker got their MFA codes too, and took over 27 cloud customer accounts, all in crypto.

Why this severity: Social engineering; account takeover of cloud customers

Started
Aug 27, 2023
Closed
Sep 13, 2023

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  1. Retool publishes its write-up

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  2. SMS phishing and voice call lead to compromise of a Retool employee account and 27 cloud customers

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