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		malfist on Feb 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How SMS fraud works and how to guard against it That's good for you, is grandma going to do that?

yonixw on March 1, 2023 [–]

I'm a programmer and when I was told to store backup codes, I saw the site still has a "Forgot Password?" button so I dismissed it as a QUICK way to recovery, Not the ONLY way!

The only one who told me losing backup codes means losing your data forever was my bitcoin wallet. (Ironic)

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