Two factor authentication
Turned on the iphone this am and it informs me I have requested Find my Phone, which I haven`t. The next thing it requires me to input email and password and it then texts me a six digit two factor authentication number. What the hell is this all about? Should I be changing my passwords etc?
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Do you have any other Apple device linked to to your apple ID ?
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No, none at all-why?
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I think someone is phishing for your email and password. The auth code will be a red herring.
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Yup, either that or someone else is trying to use your Apple ID (deliberately or inadvertently e.g mistyped).
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Definatly phishing. But it isn't such a bad idea for you to turn on two factor. It isn't perfect, but it prevents others from accessing your account even if they know, or have guessed your password.
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But it isn't such a bad idea for you to turn on two factor.
Unless you are going to be at sea, with wifi but no cellphone, as I will be next year for a couple of months. Still pondering what to do. Looks like I will have to forward my Gmail to my secure email which (I hope) will let me in without 2 factor. |
Had a look at the Apple main site. Seems this "two factor" thingy is genuine, I just can`t understand how anyone could have done this. Thought Apple was safe from this point of view.
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You can turn off 2-factor in Gmail, which puts you back at password only.
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In the past, when travelling in strange & not so strange
places, I have had both Hotmail & Gmail deny access unless I let them send a code to my cellphone. This with 2 factor switched off. Seems to be triggered by moving around too quickly. ie. Log in in Barcelona is OK. Fly to Vienna, then need this pseudo 2 factor. Also when moving around in Asia. |
Originally Posted by gemma10
(Post 9861796)
Had a look at the Apple main site. Seems this "two factor" thingy is genuine, I just can`t understand how anyone could have done this. Thought Apple was safe from this point of view.
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........unless I let them send a code to my cellphone. I've found that Gmail occasionally demand confirmation from a message sent to my "alternative" e-mail address before allowing me access, even if only using a different computer at home, sometimes. Britain forged an Empire before e-mail, this is progress ? |
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