MFA Isn’t Bulletproof: A Token Theft Story With a Happy Ending

Posted: January 23, 2026Category:

Our client had MFA on his emails — but still managed to get his email hacked when attackers stole his token.

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is essential, but it’s not the end of the story. Once you’ve logged in, your session lives in a token on your device. Steal the token, and the attacker walks straight past the MFA prompt — no password, no code, no alarm bells.

Detection is the second line

We partner with Huntress to detect when someone gets past our clients’ first line of defence. In this case their response was fast enough that the customer had no idea anything had happened until we called them.

That’s the standard worth aiming for: not “we hope nothing gets through” but “when something gets through, it’s caught and killed before it costs you anything.”

If your security stops at MFA, there’s a gap worth closing — detection on one side, network vulnerability management on the other. Talk to us.

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