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With the rise of encrypted alternatives of SMS messages, WhatsApp, iMessage, and Signal, the SMS system has become a ‘throwback to a long-gone era’.
But ironically, that same SMS system has additionally been on the rise as the default delivery mechanism for most two-factor authentication (2FA) codes.