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I think "trivial" is generous. For context, the current market rates for a SIM swap ranges from several thousand USD (T-Mobile) to well over fifty thousand USD
by 0daystock 4y ago
I think "trivial" is generous. For context, the current market rates for a SIM swap ranges from several thousand USD (T-Mobile) to well over fifty thousand USD (Verizon). It is not really something most people should lose sleep over, in my opinion.
- walrus01 4y agoI classify it as trivial compared to the effort in breaking some real 2FA or otherwise hijacking the start of authority for somebody's online identity/ability to reset their passwords and gain access to an account, like getting possession of a personal domain name to change the authoritative nameservers, set a new MX and receive incoming password-reset emails. Working in the telecom industry I've seen the pressures that first tier phone service reps are under and how they can be socially engineered, if someone is in possession of enough pieces of a person's identity already, to issue a new SIM or port out a number.
- MerelyMortal 4y agoThat seems absurdly high for a SIM Swap. Source?
- 0daystock 4y agoSource: Darknet Diaries, EP 112: Dirty Coms