Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022

Re:Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times ... by donutpepperoni on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @12:51PM (#34972423)

Would switching to an eSIM based phone offer any sort of risk mitigation in these scenarios?

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Re:Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times ... by testfrequency on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @01:00PM (#34972551)

Zero

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Re:Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times ... by aesh2Xa1 on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @04:57PM (#34975481)

An eSIM will prevent a physical swap. However, an eSIM will not prevent a port-out of your phone number.

To defend against port-out you should enable port protection. The name of such a feature varies by carrier, and T-Mobile seems to refer to it as "Takeover Protection."

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