Twilio has updated its iOS Authy two-factor authentication app following a hack that reportedly saw 33 million cellphone numbers being stolen.
  • Scrollone@feddit.itEnglish
    4·
    5 months ago

    Also, Google Authenticator now supports backup. Aegis is another free alternative.

    • aard@kyu.deEnglish
      3·
      5 months ago

      And as soon as I learned about that I stopped using it. Turns out it was the right choice - since then more then one company had breaches where authenticator seeds extracted from a google account were used to bypass 2fa.

      • Scrollone@feddit.itEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        It’s completely optional to connect a Google account. You can always back them up using the QR code (just take a picture with another device)

        • Todd Bonzalez@lemm.eeEnglish
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          5 months ago

          Protip: Don’t do any of this, unless you hate your accounts being secure.

          An encrypted backup, and a stash of recovery codes for important accounts is the most secure way.