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  • Which is why sms-based 2fa is useless if you’re being targeted by a motivated hacker. If you’re an important person (e.g. a government official, an exec on a big corp, a celebrity, etc) it’s not safe to use sms-based 2fa. Heck, even if you’re nobody, a hacker might decided to target you anyway to access the company you’re currently working at, or because you have something they want (e.g. a desirable Twitter handle). One call to your cellphone carrier to complain about losing phone, with some social engineering skill to dupe the minimum wage call center worker who doesn’t really care about being vigilant, and suddenly the hacker gain access to your cellphone number (doubly easier to with e-sim) and thus your sms-based 2fa.


  • Aoba is referring to the public contest held by Kyoto Animation which required participants to send in draft novels, with the winners getting promised that their stories would be turned into anime. This contest was held before the attack.

    However, the allegations of plagiarism and the plea made by the defense were denied by Kyoto Animation.

    They further argued that Aoba believed a female director at Kyoto Animation, who he had admired, had stolen the novels he submitted. Her success compounded by his own failures fueled a hatred in him, which also played a part in Aoba’s crime.

    Man, this is why many studios stop running these kind of competition and won’t accept unsolicited submissions. People would claim the company stole their ideas even if it’s developed independently.