Instagram is building non-SMS 2-factor auth to thwart SIM hackers

By Rick James Stapp July 19, 2018

Instagram is building non-SMS 2-factor auth to thwart SIM hackers

Hackers can steal your phone number by reassigning it to a different SIM card, use it to reset your passwords, steal your Instagram and other accounts and sell them for bitcoin. As detailed in a harrowing Motherboard article today, Instagram accounts are especially vulnerable because the app only o…

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Rick James Stapp

Rick wants to live in an ideal world filled with keyboards that resist coffee spills, music that actually sounds like music, and an unlimited abundance of perfect cigars for never-ending perfect moments. Rick is a sales and marketing professional with more than 20 years of experience in the telecom industry, much of it heavily engaged in channel sales. He’s worked on campaigns for all of America’s major wireless carriers Rick’s unique ability to visualize the complete sales cycle of a product or service, and to execute through creative and successful marketing materials – whether traditional or digital – has led to his ongoing successes. When he’s not selling or creating marketing materials that help sales agents close more business, you’ll find him smoking a cigar in his man-cave patio listening to Pink Floyd or Miles Davis. Or out with his wife scouring the eleventy-bajillionth antique store.