Would you like me to disable 2FA for you so it forces you to set it up again? Then you can take a new set of backup codes.
Your Backup codes - Important
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I swapped phones recently and it didn't ask me for a code?
Not yet, I'm going to give it another crack and really bugger it up all by myself the next time Im asked for a code!
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You should put a disclaimer on that post. You know how silly people are on here. They might try to copy.
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Its ok I sorted it
Make sure you put the 2FA code in the correct app section tab when you login and not in the email code section like i did this morning and wondered why 2FA wasn't working.
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Another one who lost their phone and didn't have the codes backed up. Thanks to get Feek for getting me back up and running, and for anyone using Microsoft Authenticator, there is an option for Cloud Backup in the settings which I didn't have enabled which would have helped in my case.
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You all need to move over to Authy. Cloud backup with multiple devices enabled.
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How Hackers Hijacked Thousands of High-Profile YouTube Accounts
Google has shed light on a spate of attacks that turned creator channels into cryptocurrency scam livestreams.
That's pretty crazy, emulating they are your account and authorised past 2FA by taking your cookies, it makes me appreciate the 30 day timer here now, maybe give us a choice for how many days we want to pass before a recheck ? Not that it's likely any of us will be targeted unless we've got multi thousand sub youtube channels ?
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Thank you feek!
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Thank you @Feek
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Good idea, Just done mine now. Think I will do the same for other sites also.
Good, good.
I've just checked and I have around 70 logins protected by 2FA. Can you imagine the ball ache trying to recover them all? Yes, take backup codes from everywhere you can
Recently had a phone repair from Apple and they ended up swapping my phone so I had to restore from iCloud. I had no idea an icloud restore would wipe my Google 2FA! I had a pain with some services, having to send over ID etc but now I know to save backup codes...
Feek sorted it for me, really appreciate it!
Feek sorted it for me, really appreciate it!
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That's why I use the MS 2FA app. It backs up to your MS account. Google's app you have to manually do backup and restore which is fine if if you do those manual tasks and don't forget.
The MS app is just better anyway though.
The MS app is just better anyway though.
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Security is going to get more complex as time goes on but learning now will help. Especially when it comes to 2FA/MFA.
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If you use an iPhone keychain can store do 2FA and is backed up to iCloud. Though basically just avoid using Google Authenticator as apparently no cloud backup which is ridiculous.
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i hear and Obay Commissar Feek
"For the Emperor!"
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"For the Emperor!"
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That’s one of the options when you enable 2FA.