The cybersecurity world exploded in August 2025 when SquareX dropped a bombshell at Black Hat USA: passkeys were “pwned.” Headlines screamed. Twitter erupted. CTOs panicked. But here’s what actually happened: absolutely nothing changed about FIDO’s security. The Anatomy of a Media Meltdown SquareX’s presentation, “Passkeys Pwned: Turning WebAuthn Against Itself,” sent shockwaves through enterprise security..
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