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'Terrifying' phone porting scam stealing millions but cybersecurity experts say it's unavoidable (www.abc.net.au)
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[-] hey_frankie@aussie.zone 0 points 1 year ago

I think the fault lies squarely in the hands of telcos. They're meant to send you an SMS or call you to confirm any port before it happens. If they're not following those rules they should be held liable.

On another note I wish banks and other financial institutions would provide other 2FA options in addition to SMS. It's just crazy that I have better security tech on my Steam account than my bank account.

[-] GloomyBagel@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

but they call and pretend to be you and get the number ported to the SIM they have

check out the Hot Swaps episode of Darknet Diaries

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