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blog! “That's Not How A SIM Swap Attack Works”
There's a disturbing article in The Guardian about a person who was on the receiving end of a successful cybersecurity attack.
EE texted to say they had processed my sim activation request, and the new sim would be active in 24 hours. I was told to contact them if I hadn’t requested this. I hadn’t, so I did …
Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/04/thats-not-how-a-sim-swap-attack-works/
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#2fa #CyberSecurity #MFA #security #sim
If you change your #phone #sim temporarily, i.e. use a new phone number, #Signal keeps working as before. #WhatsApp stops working if you change your sim i.e. phone number. Signal knocks the socks off whatsapp for staying in touch while travelling, when your normal sim and phone number have malfunctioned (my new #telekom cellular provider cancelled my old SIM & provider & sent me their new SIM for new contract: while I was abroad, without asking me if this date suits). Signal rocks. Use signal.
Follower-Power:
Fürs @kuketzblog will ich mal Anbieter und Lösungen vergleichen, um sich regelmäßig, günstig und komfortabel mit einer #Wegwerf-Mobilnummer (#SIM oder #eSIM) zu versorgen.
- Maximal 20€, besser <=5€ pro Monat
- Nummernwechsel ohne erneuten ID-Nachweis.
Aktuell habe ich nur Spezial-/Profidienste im Rennen (seven.io, Sipgate, etravelsim.com). Die meisten Prepaid-Anbieter bieten wohl keinen bequemen Nummernwechsel-/Zubuchung, höchstens per Hotline und teuer.
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"Biggest threat": EU Council leaders want to ban anonymous SIM cards.
The Polish Council Presidency has proposed new EU regulations on mandatory registration of prepaid SIM cards.
This is provided for in a draft by the Polish Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers, as reported by the British civil rights organisation Statewatch.
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