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Re:Former telecom manager admits to doing SIM swaps for $1k by cjrp on Friday March 15, 2024 @01:01PM (#39717951)
> On a more technical note, is there any safeguard against SIM swaps?

The only solution is to refuse to use SMS for 2FA. If a service requires it, use a different service.

Re:Former telecom manager admits to doing SIM swaps for $1k by ryandrake on Friday March 15, 2024 @01:39PM (#39718459)
This works if you know about SIM swapping on day one of your life on the Internet, and refuse from day one. I probably have hundreds of Internet accounts, and no straightforward way to know which ones use SMS for 2-factor without trying to log in to them all. Further, many don’t use SMS for login but they do use it for password resets. So my only hope, if I want to clean house, is to sit down and try resetting my password on 400+ accounts one by one.
Re:Former telecom manager admits to doing SIM swaps for $1k by MichaelZuo on Friday March 15, 2024 @08:21PM (#39722089)
That still sounds like much less pain and effort then if the worst case scenario happens?