They probably have SMS as a "backup" for your 2-factor

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Jan 14, 2020
10:05:52pm

El Jefe Evil Genius

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El Jefe

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Well...this is pretty embarrassing, and I'm sure it'll get some witty replies, but hey, we're all friends here, right?

No touching All-American

1/14/20 8:59pm

RE: Well...this is pretty embarrassing, and I'm sure it'll get some witty replies, but hey, we're all friends here,

letthewookieewin

1/14/20 9:01pm

Ouch. That really sucks. I’m sorry.

dtownCoug

1/14/20 9:02pm

The good news is if they went into a T-Mobile store that means

cougarfann888

1/14/20 9:03pm

I was on with customer service for an hour and a half. A guy up the chain said he couldn't tell which store it was, but

No touching

1/14/20 9:05pm

Wow! Happy Birthday. That sucks so bad! We had our cell account hacked too but it didn't

Soupie

1/14/20 9:04pm

None of that is your fault. It's called SIM swapping. Unfortunately common and there's not

mik3

1/14/20 9:09pm

I had set up with T-Mobile that no changes could be made to my account except in person with ID. I also use

No touching

1/14/20 9:16pm

Good thing pretty much all banks only support SMS two factor...

El Jefe

1/14/20 9:36pm

This almost happened to me a couple of months ago. I gave some access, too,

fattycoug

1/14/20 9:13pm

Just curious, is this a thing where TMobile could be liable for your losses?

BYUFootballisBack

1/14/20 9:15pm

The customer service bigshot said they would take full responsibility. I asked if that included replacing my funds.

No touching

1/14/20 9:18pm

They should definitely be liable. That’s ridiculous.

thebruce

1/14/20 9:23pm

Pardon me for being slow on the uptake. Just trying to understand this scam.

Phasor

1/14/20 9:20pm

Wow. I didn't even know that was a thing.

BIG XII Coug

1/14/20 9:20pm

I'm most concerned they accessed your Google Authenticator. How?

SandYFan

1/14/20 9:25pm

I don't know. I didn't think that was possible. But they changed passwords on both accounts, and I am pretty sure

No touching

1/14/20 9:28pm

I think Google gives you the option of having a set of one-time use backup codes

eysikal

1/14/20 9:43pm

They probably have SMS as a "backup" for your 2-factor

El Jefe

1/14/20 10:05pm

That defeats the whole reason for the app. 🙁

SandYFan

1/14/20 10:08pm

I know

El Jefe

1/14/20 11:27pm

Man. I’m really sorry. There’s probably no getting that crypto back.

eysikal

1/14/20 9:26pm

If they got it, correct.

No touching

1/14/20 9:29pm

Have you contacted the crypto exchanges?

DryFlyUte

1/14/20 9:34pm

Yes, I couldn't log in, but I contacted support and asked to have the accounts frozen, and they have been.

No touching

1/14/20 9:43pm

If the coins have been lost get the transfer address

DryFlyUte

1/14/20 10:13pm

Let me get this straight. Somebody can Get into my phone with a sim card that never touches my current phone and can

BYUALWAYSNUM1

1/14/20 9:42pm

Absolutely

El Jefe

1/14/20 9:57pm

Unless you don't have your email acct tied to your phone no.

DryFlyUte

1/14/20 10:01pm

I thought the stuff on my phone was saved on the local phone, but I'm wrong and it is all saved on the cloud?

BYUALWAYSNUM1

1/14/20 10:27pm

No, they can just use your phone number to get access to just about anything

El Jefe

1/14/20 11:28pm

Can this happen with iPhone?

Idahofallsblue

1/14/20 9:43pm

Sure it can.

eysikal

1/14/20 10:42pm

Here is a podcast that talks about sim swapping

chitchatfan

1/14/20 10:50pm

Knew this would be reply all. They do some really good tech episodes.

rtNelson

1/15/20 2:42am

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Abe Froman

1/14/20 10:54pm

I have no idea.

No touching

1/14/20 11:19pm

Definitely doesn’t seem like a random target. Seems like they knew “who” you are

BYUFootballisBack

1/15/20 1:13am

The targeting isn't necessarily personal, though.

ReyOso

1/15/20 4:53am

Worse than having gold buried in your backyard IMO 🙂

BYUFootballisBack

1/15/20 10:58am

I'm very sorry, but thanks for the PSA

ReyOso

1/15/20 4:02am

If they believe the fake ID, I'm not sure there's much you can do

El Jefe

1/15/20 7:38am

It convinced me to set up a secondary pin this morning.

ReyOso

1/15/20 8:51am

Can they catch these crooks from the security cameras?

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