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		altano on June 12, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hackers Are Hijacking Phone Numbers and Breaking i... It's certainly safer than only using a password if you use the same password on lots of sites, since the odds of any password database being hacked are higher than the odds of your phone being targeted.

PerfectElement on June 12, 2017 [–]

Thanks. This thread was giving me the impression that adding 2fa with SMS to a system would make it more vulnerable somehow.

foepys on June 12, 2017 | [–]

It does if the provider uses the phone number to reset the password.

sverhagen on June 12, 2017 | | [–]

...in which case it becomes an "alternative factor" instead of a "second factor".

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