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#198492 11-Jul-2016 15:44
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If you haven't done so in the last couple of days, I recommend changing your Amazon password now, in view of current stories about a possible leak of 80,000 passwords. I also recommend using Authy or Authenticator and implementing 2Fa in your account.




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  #1589745 11-Jul-2016 15:44
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FFS its everywhere




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  #1589746 11-Jul-2016 15:46
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2FA (via authenticator or SMS) goes a long way to help here...




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  #1589747 11-Jul-2016 15:48
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Datadog are out there too telling people to delete API Accounts. Apparently they got hacked. And cant guarantee that AWS API keys were taken or not. 

 

Are you referring to Amazon store, or AWS? I take it you mean Amazon.com store.



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  #1589748 11-Jul-2016 15:48
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Kindle users only ?

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  #1589749 11-Jul-2016 15:51
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darylblake: Are you referring to Amazon store, or AWS? I take it you mean Amazon.com store.

 

 

Amazon.com store/Kindle.




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  #1589803 11-Jul-2016 16:42
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i can not get the text message one to send me a message been waiting over 30 mins for the text

 
 
 
 

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  #1589819 11-Jul-2016 16:53
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Like Jase2985 I cannot get my UK Amazon account to send the confirmatory code to my NZ mobile number so cannot activate 2FA 

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  #1589820 11-Jul-2016 17:01
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I activated 2FA using Authy. It then asks for a backup and I select VOICE instead of SMS. 

 

SMS is too unreliable in New Zealand.




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  #1589863 11-Jul-2016 17:53
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Amazon does 2fa? I did not know




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  #1589866 11-Jul-2016 18:02
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Authy/Authenticator and/or SMS and/or voice call.




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  #1589923 11-Jul-2016 20:02
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Amazon is very big on security, especially in AWS. They strongly recommend 2FA for master account credentials, and recommend it for other accounts. Text didn't work at all, but Authy and call works fine.

 

I've just set up 2FA on an AWS account and two Amazon accounts, now have to do my wife's.

 
 
 
 

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  #1592073 13-Jul-2016 16:22
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timmmay:

 

I've just set up 2FA on an AWS account and two Amazon accounts, now have to do my wife's.

 

 

Just have a read up on Code Spaces (former company) to make shudder on what can happen to a company on AWS without it!! Made me move quick smart couple years back

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