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> This type of phishing is precisely the kind of threat that two-factor authentication is supposed to protect you against. I've never seen an article so imprec
by ecesena 8y ago
> This type of phishing is precisely the kind of threat that two-factor authentication is supposed to protect you against.
I've never seen an article so imprecise. 2FA protects against account takeover, not from phishing. In fact, most of 2FA mechanisms are affected by phishing, and that's why there are security keys with U2F and now FIDO2, that seem unknown to the writer. I'm surprised to see such a poor quality writeup from the NYT.
- PakG1 8y agoIt's not factually correct, and off-topic, but why do I see so much hyperbole so often? Have you really never seen such an imprecise article? I believe I've seen plenty, and this one isn't the most imprecise one I've ever seen. I feel such hyperbole makes things seem worse than they are and then correspondingly ups the angst.