Your Cell Phone Number Is More Important And Less Secure Than Your Twitter Password

Opinion contributor, USA Today: Personal Tech
Fri, 07/27/2018 - 2:00am

It's shockingly easy for hackers to hijack your digital life using phone numbers. The public should press Congress and carriers to improve security.

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