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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by ShroudedNight on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @12:45PM (#45029056)
The SMS stuff seems like theatre when SS7[1] has been known to need a nuclear-powered auto bailer for how porous it is.

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

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by mike_hearn on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @03:52AM (#45036682)
... which is why none of the banks I've used support it for many years now. It's a legacy example. Modern banks all rely on apps that bind to the secure element in the phone or they issue a smartcard reader.
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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by niutech on Saturday August 30, 2025 @06:15AM (#45073439)
Not all modern banks, e.g. Santander Bank in Poland still uses one-time SMS codes.
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