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“Inside job” SIM swap attacks are not necessarily new; a close friend’s T-Mobile phone got hit this way in March 2020. The news here is the intersection of a d
by snowwrestler 3y ago
“Inside job” SIM swap attacks are not necessarily new; a close friend’s T-Mobile phone got hit this way in March 2020.
The news here is the intersection of a data breach with SIM swapping: criminals are using the employee phone numbers from a recent T-Mobile breach data dump to text tons of employees at once, offering $300 per swap.
Previously, criminals would develop the inside agent either through personal connections or by applying and getting hired themselves. With the breached data, they can automate and scale.
- paulpauper 3y agothis has been going on regarding crypto since early 2018 afik.
- Terr_ 3y agoAs others have suggested, the trick is put out fake honeypot offers, to strike at the weak point of the scheme, which is that lack of trust and anonymity run both ways. In other words, the "old way" isn't just about cultivating an insider agent, but also about establishing that the insider can trust the requestor.
- stefandesu 3y agoI wonder why people risk their jobs for $300.
- m463 3y agoexit strategy?
- Our_Benefactors 3y ago1. Cell phone retail is a McJob not a career 2. They don’t think they’ll be caught so it’s more like free money. Getting caught doesn’t factor in to the decision.
- tekknik 3y ago> a close friend’s T-Mobile phone got hit this way in March 2020 I was hit back in the late 2000’s, maybe 2008 iirc.