YubiKey 5 Vulnerabilities Discovered

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YubiKey vulnerability will let attackers clone the authentication device

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A security research company has discovered a vulnerability in the cryptographic library used in the YubiKey 5 Series.

The vulnerability has apparently gone unnoticed for 14 years , but just because it has now come to light doesn't mean anybody can exploit it to clone YubiKeys.

Bad actors will need to have physical access to the token they want to copy and use expensive equipment.

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