A security breach exposed two-factor authentication (2FA) codes/password reset links for millions of users on platforms like Facebook, Google, and TikTok.
Key Points:
- YX International, an SMS routing company, left an internal database exposed online without a password.
- The database contained one-time 2FA codes and password reset links for various tech giants.
- YX International secured the database and claims to have “sealed the vulnerability.”
- The company wouldn’t confirm how long the database was exposed or if anyone else accessed it.
- Representatives from Meta, Google, and TikTok haven’t commented yet.
Concerns:
- This leak highlights the vulnerabilities of SMS-based 2FA compared to app-based methods.
- The lack of information regarding the leak’s duration and potential access by others raises concerns.
Gemini Recommendations:
- Consider switching to app-based 2FA for increased security.
- Be cautious of suspicious communications and avoid clicking unknown links.
- Stay informed about potential security breaches affecting your online accounts.
More childish, name-calling doesn’t make you right.
Nor does a 4 -year-old link to an article about two factor authentication in some US banks prove your point about a broad generalized statement about two factor authentication everywhere today. That’s just another logical fallacy. You use to justify your irrational paranoia. It’s called the association fallacy.
And if it took you this long to provide a source that doesn’t prove your point, one can only surmise you don’t have a source that actually does prove your point. 
No, being right makes me right, and here’s me continuing to spoon-feed the ignorant and lazy. Look through that list and tell me that most institutions listed support TOTP. I won’t wait, because you can’t.
Sorry my first pick off google didn’t meet the high expectations you have for data you’re too lazy to even try to search for.