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Mobile network operators should be blamed too. Now that said: in the EU (well in France at least), the biggest operators are teaming up and coming up with an i
by TacticalCoder 3y ago
Mobile network operators should be blamed too.
Now that said: in the EU (well in France at least), the biggest operators are teaming up and coming up with an interesting system called "SIM Verify" which is specifically crafted to make the life of SIM-swappers sad [1].
Basically companies relying on SMS can verify if a SIM card has been recently swapped and then act accordingly (like, for example, not allowing a password reset by SMS 30 minutes after a card has been SIM swapped).
I'm not saying it's a panacea, but it's a start (and it's all compliant with the EU's GDPR).
https://www.sfrpay.fr/Nos-solutions/Mobile-ID/SIM-Verify https://www.sfrpay.fr/Nos-solutions/Mobile-ID/SIM-Verify
- tiku 3y agoOr just make it harder to get a new sim card. Why is this so difficult? Only send the card to the correct address etc.
- mschuster91 3y ago> Only send the card to the correct address etc. That is pointless in the days of eSIM, and even before that it would result in a lot of trouble as a lot of countries don't require people to register a new residence at some government entity that can act as a source of truth.
- spenvo 3y agoThanks for highlighting this initiative, I'll add it to the article. And Done.