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Re:I got hacked, lost crypto and what it says about Apple’s ... by dm319 on Sunday October 25, 2020 @09:37AM (#24886155)
what is wrong with SMS? I don't see how it is easily compromised.
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Re:I got hacked, lost crypto and what it says about Apple’s ... by enhray on Sunday October 25, 2020 @11:44AM (#24887125)
Theoretically, someone could exploit a vulnerability in the SS7 [0]. I’m not sure how common these are in the wild, but it had happened before.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signalling_System_No._7

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Re:I got hacked, lost crypto and what it says about Apple’s ... by Nextgrid on Sunday October 25, 2020 @09:55AM (#24886280)
Social engineering (or bribing) the carrier's customer service monkeys to do a SIM swap which will allow the attacker to receive your 2FA texts.
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Re:I got hacked, lost crypto and what it says about Apple’s ... by proactivesvcs on Sunday October 25, 2020 @01:12PM (#24887890)
TFA is a good starter as to what is wrong with SMS. It's an authentication antifactor.
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