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85160670 (banned)
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85160670 (banned)

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Here's How an Attacker Can Bypass Your Two-Factor Authentication

Trust No One ...."Two-factor authentication systems aren’t as foolproof as they seem. An attacker doesn’t actually need your physical authentication token if they can trick your phone company or the secure service itself into letting them in.

Additional authentication is always helpful. Although nothing offers that perfect security we all want, using two-factor authentication puts up more obstacles to attackers who want your stuff"...[ »www.howtogeek.com/212219 ··· ication/ ]

norwegian
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join:2005-02-15
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norwegian

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Hey, loose your wallet and 2-factor is only as good as the person paid to answer your phone call.
Case in point:
Lost wallet, make a call, close bank account, then someone else with your ID, calls, validates, and then raises the bank withdraw limit, all on the phone.
Bank funds gone by Monday morning...

Sorry there Parad0X, it happened and I still see nothing online even close to being secure.
What a great bloody sales pitch.....
Some days I'm so over sales pitches and number crunchers who have no idea.

But it is who we deal with daily.

An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.....

sbconslt
join:2009-07-28
Los Angeles, CA

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sbconslt

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If you're using your phone as a 2-factor authentication device make sure you enable screen locking and the option that hides SMS content from showing when the screen is locked.