Fewer than 100 Steam users had the games installed, but Valve is adding a new SMS verification step for all developers to try to prevent it from happening again.
  • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
    3·
    9 months ago

    Seriously, while 2FA via SMS is generally much better than nothing, it has zero security so might even make things worse in some cases by providing a false sense of security!

        • LoafyLemon@kbin.social
          21·
          9 months ago

          RCS is a replacement for SMS, used by the majority of mobile carriers in Europe, Northern America, and Asia. It is used by default in all supported regions.

          • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
            2·
            9 months ago

            I know what it is, but it’s got nothing to do with this discussion. What company provides 2FA codes via RCS instead of SMS?

              • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
                5·
                9 months ago

                Do they? I’ve never seen this as an option. In fact, I’ve never even seen RCS mentioned anywhere outside Android enthusiast forums!

                • LoafyLemon@kbin.social
                  1·
                  9 months ago

                  It’s not surprising if you haven’t come across the rollout of RCS. Google developed this feature as a replacement for the less secure SMS standards and aimed for a seamless implementation without causing user disruptions. This could be a rare instance where we commend Google for a change that benefits users, not just their bottom line.

                  • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
                    2·
                    9 months ago

                    Except there’s still very little support for it as they haven’t opened up the protocol for people to actually write clients to use it