[HN Gopher] A hacker got all my texts for $16
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       A hacker got all my texts for $16
        
       Author : pje
       Score  : 56 points
       Date   : 2021-03-15 17:29 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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       | twiddling wrote:
       | https://lucky225.medium.com/its-time-to-stop-using-sms-for-a...
        
       | DyslexicAtheist wrote:
       | SMS-2F needs to die. It has absolutely no benefit other than
       | perhaps as protection against credential stuffing.
        
         | thaumasiotes wrote:
         | "2 Factor" isn't the right word choice. SMS isn't being used as
         | a second factor here; it's the only factor.
        
           | vmception wrote:
           | "sms based one time passcodes" needs to die
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           | and the companies that know better should be fined and
           | sanctioned, particular the ones that are demanding SMS based
           | OTP so they can also add your phone number to their social
           | graph
        
       | the_snooze wrote:
       | Too many services use phone numbers as the keys to the kingdom.
       | It's a convenient and stable identifier, but holy shit it's not
       | designed for security _at all_.
        
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