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SIM swap is real but rare, since it cannot be automated. It is also largely defeated by having a strong and unique password, assuming that your provider doesn’t
by UncleMeat 4y ago
SIM swap is real but rare, since it cannot be automated. It is also largely defeated by having a strong and unique password, assuming that your provider doesn’t use SMS as a single factor password reset option.
If you’ve got a strong and unique password then your primary concern should be phishing, which is the same for sms and totp.
- account42 4y ago> assuming that your provider doesn’t use SMS as a single factor password reset option. That's a big assumption and one that is far from generally true.