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		PerfectElement on June 12, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hackers Are Hijacking Phone Numbers and Breaking i... Thanks. This thread was giving me the impression that adding 2fa with SMS to a system would make it more vulnerable somehow.

foepys on June 12, 2017 [–]

It does if the provider uses the phone number to reset the password.

sverhagen on June 12, 2017 | [–]

...in which case it becomes an "alternative factor" instead of a "second factor".

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