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Re:Thieves drain 2FA-protected bank accounts by abusing SS7 ... by tonyztan on Thursday May 04, 2017 @09:20PM (#14270427)
Have you tried using a (free) Google Voice number for 2FA purposes? Google Voice has no/minimal customer support, so it should be almost as secure as your Google Account.
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Re:Thieves drain 2FA-protected bank accounts by abusing SS7 ... by StavrosK on Friday May 05, 2017 @02:48AM (#14271571)
Haha, I love the reasoning there. I haven't, but you're right, I should.
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Re:Thieves drain 2FA-protected bank accounts by abusing SS7 ... by scrollaway on Saturday May 06, 2017 @05:37AM (#14279503)
Well if you manage to do that, let me know. To my knowledge creating a text/voice compatible Google Voice number is not possible in europe.
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Re:Thieves drain 2FA-protected bank accounts by abusing SS7 ... by StavrosK on Sunday May 07, 2017 @06:00PM (#14287936)
I had created one when I was in the US, so I do have one. I can't add a European phone number to it, but I can receive SMS with it.
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