return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoFeds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe After ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’gizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square165fedilinkarrow-up1655arrow-down111
arrow-up1644arrow-down1external-linkFeds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe After ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’gizmodo.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square165fedilink
minus-squarecapital@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months 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-up2·2 months 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.
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.