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Tolulope Michael · Intermediate ·🔐 Cybersecurity ·1mo ago

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Explains SIM protection, cybersecurity tips, and SIM swapping scams

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What if I told you that someone could take over your phone number without ever touching your phone? No hacking, no special skills, no stolen password. Just one phone call to your mobile carrier, and just like that, every security code your bank sends to your phone start going to a stranger instead. That stranger can then walk straight into your bank account. Yes, reset your password, and drain everything. All while your phone sit quietly in your pocket with no service. This is called SIM swapping, and it is one of the most dangerous scams running right now. Not because it is complicated, no, because it is so simple, and because most people have never even heard of it.
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