How 2FA Prevents Password Theft and Phishing Attacks

The Anatomy of a Credential Harvesting Attack

Modern phishing attacks trick users into entering credentials on lookalike domain names. Once submitted, the attacker captures the username and password to compromise the target account on the real website.

How TOTP 2FA Neutralizes Stolen Credentials

When 2FA is activated, a stolen password becomes useless to an attacker. Time-based One-Time Passwords (TOTP) expire within 30 seconds. By generating codes locally on your machine via Web Authenticator, your authentication key remains safe from remote interception.

Best Practices for Complete Security

• Store 2FA secret keys in an encrypted vault backed up to local storage.
• Never share 6-digit TOTP codes with anyone over email or chat messaging.
• Use Web Authenticator to maintain local backups in case your mobile device is damaged or lost.