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SIM swap attacks
A scammer convinces your mobile carrier to move your phone number to a SIM card they hold.
- What it means
- From then on, SMS login and reset codes go to the scammer, who can use them to get into accounts that rely on your number.
- What to watch
- Your phone suddenly losing service, and accounts that use SMS codes; an authenticator app, a security key and a carrier PIN or port lock make it harder.
- How Compass-Alpha uses it
- Background only; not used in any figure on Compass-Alpha.
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