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Authy got hacked, and 33 million user phone numbers were stolen
(appleinsider.com)
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this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2024
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Companies need to stop using Authy. It's stupid and pointless when we have a open alternative such as the one used by Google Authenticator or Aegis.
I started using Authy instead of GA because every time I changed the ROM on my phone I would lose all codes, because I would forget every time.
GA now backups your codes in your Google account, so this doesn't happen anymore.
They had an obvious solution which is export to an encrypted text files and went with the option that lowers your security
Google usually goes with the lowest common denominator solution. There is a staggering amount of people who don't know what is a file, let alone that phones have any.