T-mobile Data breach and sim swapping scam

[ocnbrze]

thank god i'm not on T-mobile so for those who are......please read

and i was not aware of sim swapping....that's some scary stuff!

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/t-...d-sim-swap-scam-how-to-protect-your-identity/

 

[The_Chief]

Yep, I just went to my carrier account to verify 2FA and number lock are ON, and PIN is set.

 

[AppleUser]

Huh? To swap sim cards doesn't a new card have to be inserted ?

 

[ocnbrze]

Huh? To swap sim cards doesn't a new card have to be inserted ?

yes....this is from the article:

Regardless whether you're a T-Mobile user, the exposure of account PINs is a major danger. That's the password that you're asked to give to a T-Mobile employee before any changes can be made to your account. A scammer who knows your account password can call customer care and ask to have the SIM card linked to your phone number changed to a new SIM card and device, effectively taking over your phone number.