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Thousands of Phone Numbers Exposed in Robinhood Hack

2 pointsby hariswillover 3 years ago

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rvzover 3 years ago
&gt; The hack puts people at risk of SIM-swapping attacks, which involves hijacking access to mobile phone numbers.<p>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&#x27;t be more clearer to just stop using SMS 2FA, completely.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=29254051" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=29254051</a><p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=29254063" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=29254063</a>