U.S. Social Security Administration has come up with a revised plan to implement strong authentication after a previous effort was scrapped amid criticism. Users logging into their “my Social Security” account will be required to turn on multifactor authentication, according to a notice sent by email over the weekend. The security control requires a time-sensitive passcode in addition to a username and password. The agency still assumes that users have an email account, which some may not have, and relying on email may cause a groan.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/social-security-to-try-two-factor-authentication-again-a-9900