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		zwily on June 11, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hackers Are Hijacking Phone Numbers and Breaking i... Get the 2nd factor... that's NOT sms.

Spivak on June 12, 2017 [–]

SMS as a second factor is fine. As bad as it is it can't reduce your security compared to just a password.

SMS as an account recovery mechanism is the problem.

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