Article 5FFRH Please Stop Using Text Messaging to Receive Login Codes

Please Stop Using Text Messaging to Receive Login Codes

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David Murphy
from Lifehacker on (#5FFRH)
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This week, a stunning story from Vice revealed how easy it is for an attacker to siphon away your text messages. They don't need access to your phone; they don't even need your SIM card. They just need to pay a trivial sum, convince a VoIP wholesaler that they're a reseller (also a trivial matter), and sign a form...

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