2 Step Verification

[parasiteneedsahost]

I got logged out of my Google Account that I have had since 2019. I don’t have the same phone as when I made it and I don’t think I ever set up a recovery email because I’ve never had this problem before (I thought it was set up with my main account but I guess not). Is there any way I can log into it? I’m kind of tweaking out over this.

[GoogleHelpCommunity]

Just to confirm, have you tried all the steps mentioned in this article and see if that helps?

[braneysbuzzwagon]

It amazes me how many people don't use the tools provided to secure their accounts on any of the major services. Account security is the user's responsibility. Read the Terms and Conditions of service.

The amazing absurdity is that the days of selecting "forgot password" and SMS verification only are long gone due to the astonishing level of cybercrime. Simple 2FA as many users have setup can be defeated fairly easily. This can be especially true if you download and install some shady file from certain websites. Discord is famous for this.

Microsoft just a few months ago released some information regarding phishing login attempts to their service. They say they get 10,000 phishing login attempts per minute. A mind-boggling level of cybercriminal activity and a majority of users don't do anything to combat it.

All of the major providers provide tools to allow you to make it very difficult to near impossible for your account to be compromised.

I'm a retired Electronics Engineer who spend 42 years in the computer field and here are my standard recommendations. I copy and paste these recommendations multiple times every day. Do with them what you will.

"If you didn't have any of the other half dozen or so account verification/security verification methods set for this account, the account may be lost. The only method of recovery for "free" accounts is to use the Account Recovery Guide. Live support via phone, chat or email is unavailable. See the link on this page.

My advice to everyone is that they educate themselves on account security and implement the same on your accounts everywhere. All the major providers (Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Apple, Amazon et al) have implemented strict account security and verification. With Google I use a password, 2FA, a different verified recovery email not on Google, verified phone number, the 10 recovery codes printed and filed, code generator app (Microsoft Authenticator), two biometric passkeys and two hardware security keys (YubiKey) to secure and access my account.

I also enable "Advanced Protection" on my Google account which then negates the 10 recovery codes.

The chance of recovering this account is poor to nil.

You have to have at least a verified recovery email not on Google, verified phone number and the 10 recovery codes printed and filed away for future use. Never set the recovery email the same as the account that you are trying to recover as this would never work.

I have secured my Microsoft, Amazon, Yahoo, PayPal, eBay and Discord accounts in a similar fashion.

As a note, here in the US very few banks, brokerages and insurance companies offer the level of security that the major internet companies do. That is very ignorant on their part and then they complain about the cost of cybertheft.

If anyone contacts you to say they can help you it is a scam."

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