return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoFeds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe After ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’gizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1323arrow-down17
arrow-up1316arrow-down1external-linkFeds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe After ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’gizmodo.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squarecapital@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoI assume businesses only jumped at the chance to enable SMS 2FA to get their greedy little fingers on our phone numbers.
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIt was the simplest/cheapest form of 2FA to implement. Grandma will never understand how to setup TOTP. Capitalism requires regulations, otherwise it will ALWAYS do what is cheapest or most profitable, regardless of how dangerous or destructive.
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I assume businesses only jumped at the chance to enable SMS 2FA to get their greedy little fingers on our phone numbers.
It was the simplest/cheapest form of 2FA to implement. Grandma will never understand how to setup TOTP.
Capitalism requires regulations, otherwise it will ALWAYS do what is cheapest or most profitable, regardless of how dangerous or destructive.