STOP: Opt out of phone numbers as authentication tokens - TechBeacon

It’s a numbers game: This week brings yet more examples of poor design. Specifically: Two apps trusting phone numbers without properly authenticating the actual user.

Watch out—these things come in threes. In this week’s #SecurityBlogwatch at @TechBeaconCom, we got the 411 (ask your parents): https://t.co/XUcOlw8rer

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 15, 2021