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		DrJones1098 on Oct 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Coinbase Breach Notification Ah so how is this Coinbases fault I also dont understand? Seems like a carrier issue.

sneak on Oct 2, 2021 [–]

Coinbase shouldn't have been using SMS as 2FA to begin with.

They also had a security bug in their SMS-based recovery system, according to other commenters in the thread.

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