{"id":16613,"date":"2020-11-13T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howk.de\/w1\/microsoft-warns-against-using-sms-based-two-factor-authentication-on-your-phone\/"},"modified":"2020-11-13T09:00:08","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T09:00:08","slug":"microsoft-warns-against-using-sms-based-two-factor-authentication-on-your-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howk.de\/?p=16613","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Warns Against Using SMS-Based Two-Factor Authentication On Your Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hothardware.com\/news\/sms-and-voice-mfa-are-vulnerable\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hothardware.com\/ContentImages\/NewsItem\/53398\/thumbnail\/default\/thumbnail_cybersecurity-smartphone.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Warns Against Using SMS-Based Two-Factor Authentication On Your Phone\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"5\"><\/a><br \/>\nMost modern tech users are all likely familiar with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). 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