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eBay Asks Users to Downgrade Security

March 22, 2017 admin eBay 2FA, eBay security, eBay two-factor authentication, National Institute for Standards and Technology, NIST, Other, Paypal 2-factor authentication, Ryan Moore, SS7, Symantec, Verisign

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:59:44 +0000

Last week, KrebsOnSecurity received an email from eBay. The company wanted me to switch from using a hardware key fob when logging into eBay to receiving a one-time code sent via text message. I found it remarkable that eBay, which at one time was well ahead of most e-commerce companies in providing more robust online authentication options, is now essentially trying to downgrade my login experience to a less-secure option.