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The article doesn't say if the user had two-factor authentication set up. I guess it's implied they used SMS as the second factor. This would happen with any e
by mikelward 7y ago
The article doesn't say if the user had two-factor authentication set up. I guess it's implied they used SMS as the second factor.
This would happen with any email provider.
So the fix isn't changing email provider, it's using a more secure second factor, e.g. U2F.
- yellowapple 7y agoRight, but at least with a different email provider it's infinitely more likely to get actual support if this happens.
- UncleMeat 7y ago"I don't remember my password and I have a new phone, can you help me" is precisely how attackers do sim swaps in the first place.