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Pacific Editor @DecryptMedia | Publisher @HawaiiBulletin | Tips? ✉ hawaii@hey.com / IG: @hawaii / 🐘: @hawaii@mastodon.social / 🦋: @hawaii@bsky.social
Sep 11, 2018 4 tweets 5 min read
Truth! SMS is not a secure #2fa channel for Instagram or any service; and I've just switched what I could to @Authy. Read up on these #simhijacking #portoutscam hacks (and how to mitigate risk) with this great series by @lorenzofb for @Motherboard: motherboard.vice.com/en_us/topic/si… For its part, @Instagram is rolling out support for third-party #2FA authentication code apps now (like @Authy or Google Authenticator) now, as an alternative to SMS. I've been checking my Settings > Two-Factor screen relentlessly! help.instagram.com/15824741551979…