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Would a cell phone provider forward to any number on a verbal request over the phone? That seems pretty sketchy to me.
by wstrange 11y ago
Would a cell phone provider forward to any number on a verbal request over the phone? That seems pretty sketchy to me.
- pfg 11y agoCustomer service turns out to be the weakest link for many services[1][2]. I would not be surprised at all if this were the case. [1]: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/12/2016-reality-lazy-authentication-still-the-norm/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/12/2016-reality-lazy-authent... [2]: https://medium.com/@espringe/amazon-s-customer-service-backdoor-be375b3428c4#.jhgdqc8ro https://medium.com/@espringe/amazon-s-customer-service-backd...
- bigiain 11y agoCheck this out: https://youtu.be/bjYhmX_OUQQ?t=2m30s https://youtu.be/bjYhmX_OUQQ?t=2m30s A phone provider's key goal is to continue to provide charged-for services to their customers, not to secure your bank account or dns registrar account... They'll do whatever's needed to allow paying customers to pay or pay more.
- sametmax 11y agoIt makes sense : their business it not security. Companies use them for that, and never asked for permission, they don't have to honor it. Alhough as a customer, I'd like my phones not to be redirect to anybody asking for it, but I understand they don't have the security measures a bank should have.