Security News > 2018 > November > Here's Why Account Authentication Shouldn't Use SMS

Database Blunder Left Two-Step Codes, Account Reset Links ExposedA database security blunder revealed on Friday serves as a reminder that the days of SMS-based authentication should be over. The exposed database, which wasn't protected by a password, contained 26 million text messages, many of which were two-step verification codes and account-reset links.

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