The "Hi Mom" text scam is an authentication bug, and the fix is a shared secret
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A text arrives from a number you have never seen: "Hi mom. I lost my phone. This is my new number." A few friendly messages later it asks for money for a bill, today. Nothing in that chat ever proved who was typing. This is not a coding post. But if you build login flows, you already know this bug,…
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- 2026-10-13 23:27 · DEV Community — AI
The "Hi Mom" text scam is an authentication bug, and the fix is a shared secret
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