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Twilio hack leaves Authy users exposed to text-messaging scams
If you use Authy, update your app immediately. Twilio, the messaging company that owns the two-factor authentication service, confirmed on Wednesday that hackers breached Twilio and acquired mobile phone numbers for 33 million users.
“Twilio has detected that threat actors were able to identify data associated with Authy accounts, including phone numbers, due to an unauthenticated endpoint,” the statement reads. Rachel Tobac, a social engineering expert and CEO of SocialProof Security, illustrated to TechCrunch what that may look like. “We encourage all Authy users to stay diligent and have heightened awareness around the texts they are receiving,” Twilio stressed.
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