Thieves drain 2fa-protected bank accounts by abusing SS7 routing protocol
https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/05/thieves-drain-2fa-protected-bank-accounts-by-abusing-ss7-routing-protocol/
A known security hole in the networking protocol used by
cellphone providers around the world played a key role in a
recent string of attacks that drained bank customer accounts,
according to a report published Wednesday.
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