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SIM Swap attacks are what they are referring to, I think.


Or SS7 attack to intercept SMS messages, no SIM swap required.


Doesn’t this require physical access to a compromised mobile network?


Requires that someone has physical access, that they can then sell digital access to.


Do banks really use SMS as an auth method these days?




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