10/15/2026
"It's 2am and your phone won't stop asking you to approve a login you didn't start.
Most people tap approve. Not because they're careless because they're asleep and they want it to stop.
That's the entire attack. It's called push fatigue, and it works because the attacker already has your password. Your tap is the last thing standing between them and your account.
What to do instead: deny it, change that password immediately, and tell someone. Even a denied prompt matters silence just means they'll try again tomorrow night.
And if your codes arrive by text message, that's the weakest version of this protection. Ask whoever runs your IT about passkeys. "