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In response to community feedback, Liberux is adding a cheaper, entry level option to it's crowfunding campaign

Source: https://mastodon.social/@Liberux/114637474399857143

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

The issue is that the banking app is often the only way to get 2 factor authentication. The other way is to use SMS but that can be hijacked by social engineering attacks so it cannot be considered secure.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

use SMS but that can be hijacked by social engineering attacks

Can you please share an example? I'd be curious how that would work, especially if it works while understanding how it works.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

It's nothing sophisticated. You just steal someone's phone number by calling their phone service provider pretending to be them. I don't know how serious this threat is but for this reason SMS is not considered secure in the "security circles".

https://www.howtogeek.com/358352/criminals-can-steal-your-phone-number-heres-how-to-stop-them/

https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/cell-phone-fraud

this post was submitted on 06 Jun 2025
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