EQ Admin EQ Forum Admin Staff member Apr 7, 2021 #1 +1 for using Google Authenticator or similar one-time code app whenever possible. Turn off SMS if you can: Can We Stop Pretending SMS Is Secure Now? – Krebs on Security krebsonsecurity.com If your provide lets you, use something other than a phone number as your backup/verification info: Why Phone Numbers Stink As Identity Proof – Krebs on Security krebsonsecurity.com
+1 for using Google Authenticator or similar one-time code app whenever possible. Turn off SMS if you can: Can We Stop Pretending SMS Is Secure Now? – Krebs on Security krebsonsecurity.com If your provide lets you, use something other than a phone number as your backup/verification info: Why Phone Numbers Stink As Identity Proof – Krebs on Security krebsonsecurity.com
J janusz Valued Member Apr 7, 2021 #2 From the 1sr source mentioned above: The most common way thieves hijack SMS messages these days involves “sim swapping,” a crime that entails bribing or tricking employees at wireless phone companies into modifying customer account information. Click to expand... So maybe the next question should be "how likely it is that my SMS messages will be highjacked"?
From the 1sr source mentioned above: The most common way thieves hijack SMS messages these days involves “sim swapping,” a crime that entails bribing or tricking employees at wireless phone companies into modifying customer account information. Click to expand... So maybe the next question should be "how likely it is that my SMS messages will be highjacked"?