I understand that it's a pain in the ass and annoying. But in these days of fraud methods, its extra steps do protect people. Why is that needed? Here's an example. Chinese hackers hid code in an image from the James Webb space telescope. The code steals ID info from your system and then the hackers can grab your bank account. But when you have 2FA authentication, the hackers don't have your actual phone so they can't complete the authentication.
The world is headed for 2FA all over, but annoying as it is, it can protect you from losing all your money.
I understand that it's a pain in the ass and annoying. But in these days of fraud methods, its extra steps do protect people. Why is that needed? Here's an example. Chinese hackers hid code in an image from the James Webb space telescope. The code steals ID info from your system and then the hackers can grab your bank account. But when you have 2FA authentication, the hackers don't have your actual phone so they can't complete the authentication.
The world is headed for 2FA all over, but annoying as it is, it can protect you from losing all your money.
Sure. This just came out this week:
https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/01/webb_telescrope_malware/
voip paid with a vanilla visa card bought with cash. Go to the ghetto and get a pay as you go cash sim card.