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# MFA? Game over! Watch your protection collapse – live


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 10, 2026
- **Time:** 15:00–15:30 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 9
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100322-mfa-game-over-watch-your-protection-collapse-live)

## Description

In a digital world where passwords and multi-factor authentication are considered impenetrable defenses, reality looks quite different. Every month, millions of attacks bypass these very security mechanisms. Yet, many still believe that MFA guarantees complete security.
In this talk, I will demonstrate live how effortlessly passwords can be stolen and MFA mechanisms bypassed. And the best part? It’s free, can be set up and executed in just a few minutes, and becomes even easier with the use of AI. I will show that the biggest weakness is often not the technology itself, but the trust we place in it.
However, there are solutions. When technological advancements and human vigilance work together effectively, the attack surface for hackers shrinks significantly.


## Speaker

### [Christoph Menzel](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@christoph)

Head of Security Excellence at Inovex


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- [Checkmate: 5 Real Incidents That Can End a Software Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1442-checkmate-5-real) — Jasmin Azemović
- [Passkeys: Truly Phishing-Resistant? Implementation and Pitfalls](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1175-passkeys-truly) — Martina Kraus
- [The Sound of Your Secrets: Teaching Your Model to Spy, So You Can Learn to Defend](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1385-the-sound-of-your) — David vonThenen
- [Synthetic Insiders: The New AI Risk to Your Org](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1055-synthetic-insiders) — George Proorocu