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My phone got snatched at a gas station and I realized my backup plan was useless
I was filling up in Spokane last month when someone grabbed my phone right off the dashboard. I thought I was fine because I had a backup code printed out at home. The problem was, that code was in a drawer 300 miles away, so I couldn't get into my own email or bank apps on my new phone for two whole days. I had to call my bank on a landline and answer a ton of security questions to prove it was me. Now I keep a backup code in my wallet, not just at home. Has anyone else had to actually use their backup codes and found out they weren't where you needed them?
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tessac256mo ago
I read an article last year that said over 70% of people who set up two factor auth never test their backup plan. My cousin had his phone die during a road trip and his backup codes were in a text file on that same dead phone. He was locked out of his work email for a week. Keeping a copy in your wallet is smart, I started doing that too after hearing his story. I also put one in my car's glove box just in case.
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