New, by me: A technology company that routes millions of SMS text messages across the world has secured an exposed database that was spilling one-time security codes that may have granted users’ access to their Facebook, Google and TikTok accounts.
The SMS routing company's database was connected to the internet with no password.
More: https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/29/leaky-database-two-factor-codes/
Zack Whittaker /
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2024-02-29 21:55:14
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