Twitter will begin charging users to secure accounts via text message—one of the least secure forms of two-factor authentication
Friday that it will only allow paid Blue subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication method to secure their accounts.
The social media platform stated the the changes will be effective March 20, 2023. For those not paying the monthly price tag , non-subscribers with text message 2FA will have it disabled after the March deadline. The explanation for the update, posted on the company’s product page, was brief: “While historically a popular form of 2FA, unfortunately we have seen phone-number based 2FA be used – and abused – by bad actors.” Twitter also stated that starting today, users would no longer be able to enroll in the SMS two-factor authentication method unless they were willing to sign up as a Blue subscriber.
For those seeking solace, the SMS method may have be one of the least secure forms of two-factor authentication as SIM hacking—”bad actors” gaining access to your account by stealing your phone number and pretending to be you—is common. Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey himself was once successfully
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