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Help! Someone changed my Experian account even with 2FA!

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Help! Someone changed my Experian account even with 2FA! Somehow someone has bypassed the two factor authentication in my Experian account and changed the email and phone number. No idea how they pulled this off, I double checked my Gmail account and there’s zero suspicious sign ins or activity and I never received any codes to my phone number. I got an email at 2am saying that my information has cha…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.3k 2024-07-19

2FA issues while traveling

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2FA issues while traveling Wondering if anyone has run into a similar issue. I’m currently traveling right now using a local sim card for the first time. One unforseen drawback is that since my phone number is different I can’t do 2FA on anything. Which means I’m currently locked out of my bank account. I use my capital one venture x card abroad as it’s a travel card. How…

Reddit Travel 988 2024-01-08

LPT: Lock notifications from apps that send you 2FA codes like SMS on your phone

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LPT: Lock notifications from apps that send you 2FA codes like SMS on your phone I’m not sure about your phone but it’s worth checking if you have the option to lock notifications from specific apps under a passcode/face recognition. I have my notifications shown even when my screen is locked, but I locked apps that send me 2FA(2 Factor Authentication) codes like SMS, Steam etc so it won’t show unless I unlock my screen. So …

Life Pro Tips 163 2023-08-10

Set Your iPhone to Automatically Delete 2FA Verification Codes

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Set Your iPhone to Automatically Delete 2FA Verification Codes 2FA requires you to type a one-time code during log in, on top of using your password. And if you get those codes via text or email, you’ve probably had to deal with a lot of clutter—few people bothers to delete them, and they obnoxiously pile up like unwanted magazines. But iOS 17 has a new feature that fixes the… Read more…

Lifehacker 191 2023-07-18