Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (February 06, 2024)
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<h1> Hacker News Top Stories</h1>
<p>Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for February 06, 2024 :</p>
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Companies embracing SMS for account logins should be blamed for SIM-swap attacks
Summary: Companies like Apple, Google, and PayPal are blamed for SIM-swap attacks due to their use of SMS for password resets and account logins. SIM-swap attacks occur when a hacker ports a victim's phone number to their device, enabling them to access sensitive information. Experts argue that companies should not allow SMS-based logins or password resets and should instead use more secure options like email or authentication apps.
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Relativistic Spaceship
Summary: Dmytry Lavrov has created a Relativistic Spaceship Flight Visualizer, an open-source project that simulates the visual effects of traveling at relativistic speeds. The visualizer uses the Three.JS WebGL framework and can be accessed via GitHub at https://github.com/Dmytry/space.
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