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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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