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That article doesn’t say anything at all about Apple’s security.

• proactivesvcs 6y ago
  I'm not sure if I missed something crucial (or several things?) but this seems to be entirely an essay on how SMS is an antifactor in authentication. That they're using Apple devices and services doesn't seem to factor in to it.
  • dm319 6y ago
    what is wrong with SMS? I don't see how it is easily compromised.
    • Nextgrid 6y ago
      Social engineering (or bribing) the carrier's customer service monkeys to do a SIM swap which will allow the attacker to receive your 2FA texts.
    • enhray 6y ago
      Theoretically, someone could exploit a vulnerability in the SS7 [0]. I’m not sure how common these are in the wild, but it had happened before. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signalling_System_No._7 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signalling_System_No._7
    • proactivesvcs 6y ago
      TFA is a good starter as to what is wrong with SMS. It's an authentication antifactor.