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July 17, 2018 09:56 pm GMT
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Instagram is building non-SMS 2-factor auth to thwart SIM hackers
Hackers can steal your phone number by reassigning it to a different SIM card, use it to reset your passwords, steal your Instagram and other accounts, and sell them for Bitcoin. As detailed in a harrowing Motherboard article today, Instagram accounts are especially vulnerable because the app only offers two-factor authentication through SMS that delivers […]Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/keWPsPi8RWc/
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