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This happened to me but because I broke my phone. My broken phone had Google Authenticator on it and I don't have my backup codes since I've had authenticator f
by shakes_mcjunkie 4y ago
This happened to me but because I broke my phone. My broken phone had Google Authenticator on it and I don't have my backup codes since I've had authenticator for years and never thought to redownload them. Anyways, now I can't login to my Facebook or Twitter anymore. Facebook doesn't seem to have any kind of account recovery and the methods they say I can use (e.g. log in from another device and you'll get a notification) don't work. I even have my phone number logged with them but apparently not as part of 2 factor, so I can't recover my account that way either.
TBH this experience has really made me question using an authenticator app every again.
- hn2017 4y agoYep, I've seen this as well with a friend. This is one huge reason why SMS is not a bad option. (convenience vs security)
- spixy 4y agoTry Microsoft Authenticator, it can backup to cloud.
- dicknuckle 4y agoAuthy is great. I've started duplicating my MFA codes to KeepassXC so the OTP can be generated from my desktop or mobile in two different ways. I do love how KeePass will just start generating codes by pasting the secret into this format: otpauth://totp/Chrome:USER?secret=XXXXXX&period=30&digits=6