There are limits to 2FA and it can be near-crippling to your digital life
By Kapil Haresh
As a graduate student studying cryptography, security and privacy (CrySP), software engineering and human-computer interaction, I've learned a thing or two about security. Yet a couple of days back, I watched my entire digital life get violated and nearly wiped off the face of the Earth. That sounds like a bit of an exaggeration, but honestly it pretty much felt like that.
Here's the timeline of a cyber-attack I recently faced on Sunday, July
24, 2016 (all times are in Eastern Standard):
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