> Why do I need to activate mandatory 2FA in services like GitHub repositories for hobby projects? Same reason Microsoft forces Windows updates so aggressively

> Why do I need to activate mandatory 2FA in services like GitHub repositories for hobby projects? Same reason Microsoft forces Windows updates so aggressively - because if some kind of security breach makes the news, even if it's clearly due to poor user choices (poor password choices and/or security; repeatedly opting out of critical security updates), it's always the vendor/service provider that looks bad.