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Re:A hacker got all my texts for $16 by tsjq on Monday March 15, 2021 @11:50PM (#26472807)
Same in India too. And the reply SMS contains a code that needs to be given to the destination provider, for the MNP process to proceed.
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Re:A hacker got all my texts for $16 by zaphirplane on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @04:47AM (#26474318)
That is so sane, seriously sometimes it boggles the mind how banks to online stores will sms you to confirm ur identity yet sim swap is easy as it
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Re:A hacker got all my texts for $16 by Mandatum on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @01:47AM (#26473448)
I've only seen this extra step implemented by some providers.. It's definitely not the norm.
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