> The hack puts people at risk of SIM-swapping attacks, which involves hijacking access to mobile phone numbers.
After being asked about why is SMS 2FA a horrific idea yesterday [0] and with another user being successfully attacked via SIM swapping and nearly getting their funds drained in Coinbase [1], it couldn't be more clearer to just stop using SMS 2FA, completely.
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[ 5.2 ms ] story [ 18.5 ms ] threadAfter being asked about why is SMS 2FA a horrific idea yesterday [0] and with another user being successfully attacked via SIM swapping and nearly getting their funds drained in Coinbase [1], it couldn't be more clearer to just stop using SMS 2FA, completely.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29254051
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29254063