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Re:Man sues AT&T over 'SIM Swap' hack allegedly involving em... by dev_dull on Thursday October 24, 2019 @01:12AM (#21341816)
The joke is a thief will get ahold a live person and still be easily able to social engineer account access, despite best efforts to lock it down with technology.
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Re:Man sues AT&T over 'SIM Swap' hack allegedly involving em... by booi on Thursday October 24, 2019 @01:18AM (#21341848)
That’s not how private keys work...
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Re:Man sues AT&T over 'SIM Swap' hack allegedly involving em... by sowbug on Thursday October 24, 2019 @01:44AM (#21341954)
But it is how authentication works in the real world.
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