Exposed Authy API Puts Millions at Risk: Twilio Confirms Phone Number Leak

Twilio’s Authy hit by unsecured API caper, making MFA users ripe for SMS scams. Update your app and dodge those sketchy texts, folks! 🚨📱 #TwilioAPIWhoopsie

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Well, it looks like Twilio's been playing fast and loose with the ol' API security, and now we've got enough phone numbers floating around to start a new phone book. Who knew that "multi-factor authentication" could multiply into multi-million headaches? But fear not, dear Authy users, while you update your apps and sharpen your phishing radars, let's dive into how your digits got dialed into the wrong hands.

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