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It’s worth noting that 2FA is still a security improvement. Using SMS for 2FA doesn’t introduce any vulnerabilities compared to no 2FA. It’s just not nearly as good as doing 2FA using a TOTP app or dongle. Or using hardware security tokens like FIDO2.
It’s worth noting that 2FA is still a security improvement. Using SMS for 2FA doesn’t introduce any vulnerabilities compared to no 2FA. It’s just not nearly as good as doing 2FA using a TOTP app or dongle. Or using hardware security tokens like FIDO2.
Unless the “2FA” channel is what they use to verify password resets.
Sure, but that’s separate from 2FA and is pretty common even in places that don’t offer any 2FA.