If SMS is not encrypted, why do companies send 2FA over text instead of email or something else?

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Couldn’t someone intercept the text and get into my account?

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The point of a text for 2FA is to check that you have the device; it doesn’t matter what the contents of the message are unless you think someone is going to real-time steal the code and somehow respond with a message that tricks the service. That’s some Impossible Mission shit.

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