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The Booming Underground Market for Bots That Steal Your 2FA Codes


The bots convincingly and effortlessly help hackers break into Coinbase, Amazon, PayPal, and bank accounts.

The call came from PayPal’s fraud prevention system. Someone had tried to use my PayPal account to spend $58.82, according to the automated voice on the line. PayPal needed to verify my identity to block the transfer. “In order to secure your account, please enter the code we have sent your mobile device now,” the voice said. PayPal sometimes texts users a code in order to protect their account. After entering a string of six digits, the voice said “Thank you, your account has been secured and this request has been blocked.”


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https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3v...t-bots-2fa-otp-paypal-amazon-bank-apple-venmo

 
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LOL the security text message that says "we'll never call you and ask you for this code?"
 
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