Epic Games Store Will Now Require 2FA to Claim Free Games

Taegukgi on 29/04/2020 - 20:52

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Beginning today and ending on May 21, we will periodically require two-factor authentication prior to claiming free games on the Epic Games Store. We are making this change in an effort to encourage our players to take steps to strengthen their Epic account security.

If you do not have two-factor authentication enabled on your account, you will see the following message when attempting to claim a free game:

“Two Factor Authentication Required

Claiming this free game requires you to have Two-Factor Authentication setup on your account. Two-Factor Authentication provides an additional level of security to your Epic Games account and will help prevent unauthorized access.”

In order to enable two-factor authentication, please head over to your Epic Games Account settings. Two-factor authentication can be used to help protect your account from unauthorized access by requiring you to enter a security code when you sign in. You can read a full how-to guide on enabling two-factor authentication here.

We understand that this is a minor inconvenience for some, but we want to provide the best possible solutions to protect your Epic account.

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  • scrimshaw on 29/04/2020 - 20:56
    +3

    I'm guessing that's also (?) to stop people from using automated scripts claiming these free games https://github.com/Revadike/epicgames-freebies-claimer

    • Clear on 29/04/2020 - 21:08
      +1

      Meanwhile you can do similar with Steam to get trading cards for all your games and Valve don't mind.

      • Taegukgi on 29/04/2020 - 21:15

        Might be because of Nintendo being hacked?

        • Clear on 29/04/2020 - 22:10

          More than likely. Easier to coerce people when there is a promise of free games that Epic is well known for.

    • Diji1 on 29/04/2020 - 21:59

      Probably - but there is a massive problem with Epic accounts being hacked.

      Presumably it's because of phishing (tricking user into entering password), manually creating passwords that are easy to guess (turns out people are quite predictable in how they make "random" passwords after billions of leaks) and good old password reuse (Get. A. PASSWORD MANAGER!!!!).

    • CartoonPizza on 29/04/2020 - 23:22

      Damn, wish I knew that this was a thing :(

  • jimbobaus on 30/04/2020 - 07:41
    +1

    It’s only until may 21st
    It’s to prompt people to leave it on.
    From may 22 it will not be required.

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