this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2023
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SIM swapping attacks happen all the time if there's even the slightest indication that you have ever visited a cryptocurrency website.
Phone numbers on their own are useless, phone numbers attached to your name are useless. Phone numbers attached to your email address are a gold mine. Every time a shitty cryptocurrency company gets their database leaked, criminals will start attacking anyone listed. Many of these lists are padded with other leak lists, but the criminals don't really care.
With decent 2FA on your email address you'll still lose your phone number and all accounts and services attached to it. It's a royal pain to deal with.