T-Mobile Database Breach Exposes 2M Customers' Data

Re:T-Mobile Database Breach Exposes 2M Customers' Data by inetknght on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @11:49AM (#17859727)

SMS is not two factor authentication, no matter what ISPs or websites tell you.

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Re:T-Mobile Database Breach Exposes 2M Customers' Data by chayesfss on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @11:53AM (#17859762)

Actually it is a form of 2fa, might not be one you like but it’s better than 1fa or kba which is double single factor

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Re:T-Mobile Database Breach Exposes 2M Customers' Data by weej on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @12:09PM (#17859925)

Agreed. Although poor security with easy hijacking, it's still a form of 2FA. Even NIST doesn't recommend it as a factor to use for authentication.

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