![]() ![]() But the question is, if it’s so bad, why would Twitter make it part of its paid service instead of just getting rid of it? If we had to hazard a guess, it’s probably that Twitter wants to save some money on sending text messages. It’s true that attackers can bypass text-based 2FA, and it’s probably not the most secure MFA method available. “While historically a popular form of 2FA, unfortunately we have seen phone-number based 2FA be used - and abused - by bad actors,” the company’s statement reads. Twitter portrayed its rather unorthodox decision to bundle a basic security feature with its paid subscription as a way… to improve user security. Instead, non-paying users are encouraged to switch to alternative 2FA methods that are free (at least for now): an authentication app and a security key. ![]() Twitter has announced that from 20 March, the popular 2FA method will be disabled for non-Twitter Blue subscribers, removing an extra layer of protection for their accounts. Twitter users with multi-factor authentication will soon have to pay for a subscription to continue receiving verification codes via SMS. Twitter makes the most common 2FA option a paid service In this edition of AdGuard’s digest: Twitter makes 2FA through SMS part of its paid subscription, Apple TV may add an ad-supported plan, OpenAI promises to stop using customer data to train AI, AI-generated image copyright claim fails in the US as LastPass spills all the beans about its latest breach. ![]()
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