Laura recounts the story of how she bought SIM swapped, what errors she made, and what she did to safe her accounts and get her telephone quantity again. She additionally reveals how, regardless of having shored up her safety years earlier than, she truly was nonetheless weak. She additionally reveals the outcomes of an investigation her cellular provider did into what occurred and what steps the cellular provider is taking to take care of telephone hijackings. Plus, she provides recommendations on how one can shield your cryptocurrency, monetary accounts, information and extra from SIM swapping assaults.
As a result of holidays, there’s no information recap this week, however in case you are with family and friends whose digital lives want some securing, then observe the ideas on this episode collectively.
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Episode hyperlinks:
My tweet about being SIM Swapped: https://twitter.com/laurashin/standing/1182855237020901377?s=20
Unchained episode on defending your self from SIM swapping: https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-to-keep-your-crypto-from-being-stolen-via-your-phone/
Forbes article on telephone hijackings — sadly, regardless of being printed in 2016, it’s not that outdated: https://www.forbes.com/websites/laurashin/2016/12/20/hackers-have-stolen-millions-of-dollars-in-bitcoin-using-only-phone-numbers/
Detailed SIM Swapping Bible from MyCrypto and CipherBlade: https://medium.com/mycrypto/what-to-do-when-sim-swapping-happens-to-you-1367f296ef4d
