![]() ![]() There’s no way to import the old math into the new phone with out access to the old phone at least none I am aware of. When your phone gets stolen, your token math is gone. You see, there is no way to restore that. I have insurance, so after a $230 deductible, I received a replacement phone and all my data is backed up, so I didn’t really lose anything.Įxcept my sanity as I tried to log back into sites where I had employed Google Authenticator. Everyone understands the hassle that usually brings. That worked well until my cellphone was stolen while traveling last week. (Long-time readers know Rusty has enjoyed his own time in the media spotlight from a story I wrote for the Today show). Even my Instagram, used mainly for my photography hobby, and where fans of my beloved golden retriever could get their fix of Rusty. I installed Google Authenticator on my phone and used its mathematically-generated codes as my second step when logging into all my various accounts. I went with the stronger token-based model. ![]() I was already pretty careful with my work and banking accounts, but now I put two-factor on everything I could.Īnd I didn’t opt for the less-secure SMS text-message-code style two-factor. Petersburg, Russia, had tried to hack into my Instagram account. Many years ago I was scared straight on two-factor authentication when I was working on a documentary podcast about Russian hackers and I received notification from Facebook that someone in St. But if you don’t care for those details, at least scroll down to watch me and my dog struggle to submit a selfie video so I could attempt to regain access to It’s worth the price of admission. As I’ve written before, poor customer service is actually a massive security vulnerability, and I think my story will illustrate that. And the worst part of that experience has been dealing with …. 25, 2022 - Why am I holding this odd-looking sign in what looks a lot like a mug shot? Because my cell phone was stolen recently. ![]()
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