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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rFLGR5hlIA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THiS </a> is why*NOTHING* should rely on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SMS</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2FA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2FA</span></a> but only <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>-Pubkeys instead!</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SimSwapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SimSwapping</span></a> is way too easy to pull off to consider <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumbers</span></a> as <em>"secure"</em>...</li></ul>
Scripter :verified_flashing:<p>Übertragung auf eSIM: Kriminelle kapern fremde Rufnummern per QR-Code - Golem.de<br><a href="https://glm.io/183231?n" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">glm.io/183231?n</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/eSIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eSIM</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/QRCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QRCode</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/SIMSwapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIMSwapping</span></a></p>
Matt Willemsen<p>Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider<br><a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/01/fla-man-charged-in-sim-swapping-spree-is-key-suspect-in-hacker-groups-oktapus-scattered-spider/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">krebsonsecurity.com/2024/01/fl</span><span class="invisible">a-man-charged-in-sim-swapping-spree-is-key-suspect-in-hacker-groups-oktapus-scattered-spider/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SIMSwapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIMSwapping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>florida</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/breach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>breach</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grails</span></a></p>
IT News<p>SIM-swapping ring stole $400M in crypto from a US company, officials allege - Enlarge (credit: Wong Yu Liang | Moment) </p><p>The US may have uncov... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999957" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=1999957</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cryptocurrencywallets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrencywallets</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cryptocurrencyscheme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrencyscheme</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mobiledevicesecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobiledevicesecurity</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cryptocurrencyscam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrencyscam</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/identitytheft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identitytheft</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/devicefraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>devicefraud</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/simswapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simswapping</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/wirefraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wirefraud</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/simswap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simswap</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>Don't let SIM swapping happen to you!</p><p>SEC says its Twitter account was the victim of a SIM Swap attack - Desk Chair Analysts </p><p><a href="https://dcanalysts.net/sec-says-its-twitter-account-was-the-victim-of-a-sim-swap-attack/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dcanalysts.net/sec-says-its-tw</span><span class="invisible">itter-account-was-the-victim-of-a-sim-swap-attack/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hack</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/MFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MFA</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/SEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEC</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/SIMSwapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIMSwapping</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SMS</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/DCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DCA</span></a></p>
IT News<p>The FCC says new rules will curb SIM swapping. I’m pessimistic - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Panuwat Sikham) </p><p>After years of... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1985061" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=1985061</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/federalcommunictionscommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federalcommunictionscommission</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/simswapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simswapping</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/portout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portout</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/biz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biz</span></a>⁢ <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/fcc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fcc</span></a></p>
Anthony Collette :donor: / Loistava<p>Psycho Bunny To The Rescue</p><p>After gaining control of her phone, hackers ripped off Avery Hartmans for $10,000.</p><p>Even worse, her credit card company didn’t believe the charges were fraudulent. Three weeks shy of her wedding, she was saddled with $9,778.24 in debt.</p><p>This interactive retelling of her ordeal is an awesome way to introduce people to the reality of organized crime attacking ordinary consumers through SIM swapping and physical theft of credit cards.</p><p>You don’t have to be “somebody special” to wind up on the receiving end of digital fraud.</p><p>And half of all victims of identity theft wind up being victimized again.</p><p>This is a great read, and the interactive pieces make the story more engaging.</p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/credit-card-phone-theft-sim-swap-identity-theft-investigation-2023-4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">businessinsider.com/credit-car</span><span class="invisible">d-phone-theft-sim-swap-identity-theft-investigation-2023-4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SIMSwapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIMSwapping</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PsychoBunny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PsychoBunny</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Twitter permanently suspended journalist who interviewed Matt Walsh’s hacker - Enlarge </p><p>This week, The Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh got... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1933486" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=1933486</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/firstamendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firstamendment</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/simswapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simswapping</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twitter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hacker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacker</span></a></p>
Anthony Collette :donor: / Loistava<p>Psycho Bunny To The Rescue</p><p>After gaining control of her phone, hackers ripped off Avery Hartmans for $10,000.</p><p>Even worse, her credit card company didn’t believe the charges were fraudulent. Three weeks shy of her wedding, she was saddled with $9,778.24 in debt.</p><p>This interactive retelling of her ordeal is an awesome way to introduce people to the reality of organized crime attacking ordinary consumers through SIM swapping and physical theft of credit cards.</p><p>You don’t have to be “somebody special” to wind up on the receiving end of digital fraud.</p><p>And half of all victims of identity theft wind up being victimized again.</p><p>This is a great read, and the interactive pieces make the story more engaging.</p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/credit-card-phone-theft-sim-swap-identity-theft-investigation-2023-4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">businessinsider.com/credit-car</span><span class="invisible">d-phone-theft-sim-swap-identity-theft-investigation-2023-4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SIMSwapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIMSwapping</span></a></p>
Efani<p>&gt; 400M Twitter accounts data is on sale, among which the most critical are username, mobile numbers &amp; email. Hacker was able to provide a sample list of 1000 usernames, and our founder Haseeb Awan was able to verify many of them.</p><p>There are some serious concerns with the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a></p><p>1 - Identities of many pseudo accounts will be public<br>2 - With a phone number, it's super easy to find anyone's address and banking information.<br>3 - Multiple phishing attempts via cellphone, physical, or email<br>4 - <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/simswapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simswapping</span></a> attacks to take over your bank account, social media, or confidential information</p><p>Preventative tips:</p><p>1 - Ensure that your MFA/non-sms 2FA is turned ON for every account that you use via <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Authy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GoogleAuthenticator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleAuthenticator</span></a><br>2 - Switch to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Efani" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Efani</span></a></span> (irrespective of biasness, we have a 100% track record of securing your phone number, and no one provided any insurance)<br>3 - Use a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/passwordmanager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passwordmanager</span></a>. Keeper Security Enterprise password Manager is ideal, but <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DYOR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DYOR</span></a>.<br>4 - Call your bank and tell them to put a limit on withdrawals above<br>5 - Use a hardware wallet. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NGRAVE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGRAVE</span></a> which is ideal, but <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DYOR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DYOR</span></a>.<br>6 - Get Optery, getagency.com, or BLACK CLOAK for digital security</p>
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