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Lost Your Phone? Here's How to Get Back Into Your Accounts Without Losing Everything

Whenever you get a new phone or authenticator, you risk locking yourself out of your multi-factor authentication (MFA) ...
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If You're Not Using Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), You're a Target

You lock your doors—why not your accounts? Two-Factor authentication is your last line of online defense. Using a mobile authenticator app isn't hard to set up. Yeah, it takes extra seconds to get ...
The New York Times

So You’re Locked Out of Your Two-Factor Authentication App. Don’t Panic.

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Max Eddy Max Eddy is a writer who has covered privacy and security — including ...
ZDNet

Why SMS two-factor authentication codes aren't safe and what to use instead

We've probably all received confirmation codes sent via text message when trying to sign into an account. Those codes are supposed to serve as two-factor authentication to confirm our identity and ...
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Two-factor authentication for your financial accounts — here’s how secure it really is

A talented hacker might be able to easily crack the password for your bank account – especially if it falls under the easy-to-guess formula of your first name and last initial. However, if you have ...
The Pueblo Chieftain

What is two-factor authentication, and why should you use it?

You’ve probably noticed a requirement to enter a temporary passcode sent through email or text message after giving your password to log into one of your online ...
SlashGear

What's The Difference Between 2FA And MFA?

It seems that just about every social media platform requires users to utilize two-factor or multi-factor authentication when logging in. Even Apple added a 2FA feature for iPhone users to protect ...