Google’s new authenticator update helps those who’ve lost their device, but it may leave users vulnerable to a nefarious form of identity theft called a “SIM Swap” attack.
Google released an update for its popular authenticator app that stores a “one-time code” in cloud storage, allowing users who have lost the device with their authenticator on it to retain access to their two-factor authentication .announcing the update, Google said the one-time codes will be stored in a user’s Google Account, claiming that users would be “better protected from lockout” and it would increase “convenience and security.
By securing it in cloud storage associated with the user’s Google account, it means that anyone who can gain access to the user’s Google password would then subsequently obtain full access to their authenticator-linked apps. The user suggested that a potential way around the SMS 2FA issue is to use an old phone that is exclusively used to house your authenticator app.
“I’d also strongly suggest that, if possible, you should have a separate device whose sole purpose in life is to be used for your authentication app of choice. Keep nothing else on it, and use it for nothing else.”
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