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Epic Games Store will Require two-factor [50393]

 
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:15 am    Post subject: Epic Games Store will Require two-factor [50393] Reply with quote
ing on May 21, we will periodically require two-factor authentication prior to claiming free games on the Epic Games Store. We are making this change in an effort to encourage our players to take steps to strengthen their Epic account security. If you do not have two-factor authentication enabled on your account, you w

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The only one of those that's remotely safe is an authenticator app. SIM's can be cloned/taken over, and email can be hacked, and both of those can be combined.

andOTP is a great alternative to Google's authenticator.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 12:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I’ve had it for ages, along with steam, UBi. Everyone should have two-step on. It’s the idiots that get duped or hacked that don’t. Phone authentication, not email.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 2:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
lorcro2000 wrote:
andOTP is a great alternative to Google's authenticator.


I like Authy app
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
No EGS, no problem
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