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tsjq on March 16, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: A hacker got all my texts for $16

Same in India too. And the reply SMS contains a code that needs to be given to the destination provider, for the MNP process to proceed.

zaphirplane on March 16, 2021 | [–]

That is so sane, seriously sometimes it boggles the mind how banks to online stores will sms you to confirm ur identity yet sim swap is easy as it

Mandatum on March 16, 2021 | [–]

I've only seen this extra step implemented by some providers.. It's definitely not the norm.

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