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Your Privacy is at Risk
h3h3Productions
h3h3Productions describes how a hacker took over their phone number by getting a SIM card from T-Mobile, and gives security advice such as using a hardware key and an authenticator app.
HN cites it as a well-known example of SIM-swap social engineering that defeated even a carrier PIN, in discussions of SMS-based two-factor authentication.
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