We have identified that there are issues with SMS based 2 Factor Authentication (2FA), using one of our third party providers, when trying to login to Help Scout.

Once we have confirmation that the third party provider is operational, we will contact those affected.

If you are currently experiencing issues logging in using SMS based 2FA, please contact Help Scout Support at help@helpscout.com for assistance.

We are continuing to investigate the issue, and have determined that 2 Factor Authentication is affected.

As an immediate workaround, we suggest contacting your Help Scout Administrator to request a recovery code to login. Further instructions on how to access recovery codes, here: https://docs.helpscout.com/article/907-set-up-two-factor-authentication#recovery

We’ve been alerted to a problem with Help Scout, specifically for logging in to the platform - we’re investigating and will update once we have further information.