SMS is not 2FA-secure

Re:SMS is not 2FA-secure by egwor on Saturday January 11, 2020 @04:25AM (#22019061)

In Europe you have a telephone PIN codes, you have number generators on the app. There are lots of ways to authenticate yourself. IN Europe you no longer need to tell them whether you're abroad or not; I guess the ML algo's that monitor for fraud are so much better than before that this isn't needed.

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Re:SMS is not 2FA-secure by frutiger on Saturday January 11, 2020 @05:58AM (#22019282)

> IN Europe you no longer need to tell them whether you're abroad or not

The same is true with my major US bank (and probably other banks too).

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Re:SMS is not 2FA-secure by alamortsubite on Saturday January 11, 2020 @04:33PM (#22022476)

YMMV. An ING ATM in Romania swallowed my gf's U.S. Santander card a couple months ago. We were told it was because she hadn't set a travel notice.

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Re:SMS is not 2FA-secure by ahaseeb on Monday January 13, 2020 @11:58AM (#22036187)

Losing a bank card isn't as critical as losing a phone # so companies have to act quickly. Think about it - Can you live without your bank card for few days vs living without your #

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