Vincent
Created: January 31, 2025
Updated: May 17, 2025
Learn how passkeys are reducing SMS authentication costs, helping reduce SMS-based fraud and improve reliability as well as overall user experience.
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SMS traffic pumping is a fraudulent scheme where attackers artificially inflate SMS traffic to generate revenue. This scam exploits the way SMS-based authentication works, forcing businesses to pay for fake SMS messages while fraudsters profit.
🚨 Financial Losses:
🛑 Security & Fraud Risks:
⚠️ Operational Burden:
📉 Poor User Experience:
🔹 Rate Limiting & Geo-Blocking: Restrict SMS requests per user and block suspicious
regions.
🔹 Fraud Detection Tools: Monitor authentication traffic for unusual patterns.
🔹 Switch to Passkeys: Passkeys eliminate SMS-based authentication altogether,
removing the attack vector and reducing authentication costs by up to 90%.
Unlike SMS OTPs, passkeys use cryptographic authentication, making them:
✅ Phishing-resistant
✅ Cost-effective
✅ Immune to SMS fraud & pumping attacks
For businesses seeking stronger security and cost savings, passkeys offer a future-proof authentication solution.
Learn how passkeys are reducing SMS authentication costs, helping reduce SMS-based fraud and improve reliability as well as overall user experience.
Read the full articleRead by 5,000+ security leaders.
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