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Jan 14, 2020
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BYUALWAYSNUM1
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Let me get this straight. Somebody can Get into my phone with a sim card that never touches my current phone and can
Can get all of my passwords. And all of this is at the hands of a random teenager at the tmobile store?
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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?
rainorsnow
1/15/20 5:21am
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