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Bypassing SMS OTP Authentication or a story behind $16.5k in bounties

SMS OTPs are often seen as a secure authentication method, but what if they aren't? In this post, I break down how I reverse-engineered an OTP mechanism, leveraged probability theory, and achieved a 32% bypass success rate—exposing weak PRNGs and poor OTP management along the way leading to a 100% bypass success rate