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Authy used to share its SDK TOTP codes with attackers via account recovery, and no backup password was needed. SMS hijacking led to authenticator takeover on Authy SDK-using sites like Coinbase. Which is partly why Authenticator and co. were originally designed to prohibit secret backup.


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