Scammed on Protonmail by fake Janoshik

[Btcowboy]

If you do go the authenticator app route make sure you back it up or have a way to recover the authenticator app’s database when you get a new phone.

I just found this out the hard way. I was able to get my 2fa reset thankfully but was alot of hoops to jump through. How do you back up google authenticator?

 

[MindlessWork]

I just found this out the hard way. I was able to get my 2fa reset thankfully but was alot of hoops to jump through. How do you back up google authenticator?

Here's a link on how to backup or move your authenticator:

How to Move Google Authenticator to a New Phone (or Multiple Phones)

Changing phones? Don't lose your Google Authenticator code. Here's how to move them to a new phone (or use them on two devices at once).

www.howtogeek.com

 

[readalot]

Gmail's multi-factor authentication bypassed by hackers to pull off targeted attacks

Russian hackers convinced targets to share their app passwords in very sophisticated and targeted social engineering attacks

www.malwarebytes.com