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View submission: How to keep your Reddit account safe
I'm a big fan of two factor authentication, generally. It's best to use some kind of token system or an app like Authy or Google's Authenticator rather than SMS as your second factor. I prefer Authy because it's easier to recover your account because it stores the data in the cloud.
It's an increasingly common attack vector for hackers to take over your phone number and use that to unlock your two factor accounts. A step you can take to prevent this is to contact your cellular carrier and ask them to establish a security PIN on any number porting requests.
If I'm not mistaken, reddit only allows authenticator apps, not SMS-based 2FA, for this very reason.
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