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0 pointssneak4y ago0 comments

You are mistaken. A SIM swap is a compromise at the carrier, not the handset.

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Ah so how is this Coinbases fault I also dont understand? Seems like a carrier issue.

sneakOP4y ago

Coinbase shouldn't have been using SMS as 2FA to begin with.

They also had a security bug in their SMS-based recovery system, according to other commenters in the thread.

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0 pointssneak4y ago0 comments

You are mistaken. A SIM swap is a compromise at the carrier, not the handset.

Ah so how is this Coinbases fault I also dont understand? Seems like a carrier issue.

sneakOP4y ago

Coinbase shouldn't have been using SMS as 2FA to begin with.

They also had a security bug in their SMS-based recovery system, according to other commenters in the thread.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse