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"Carlos E.R." wrote:

> They managed to did a SIM swap. For this they needed to trick some 
> agency that duplicates SIMs into thinking it is really you who requests 
> the duplicate SIM.

I only know the tabloid headline version of what's involved in a SIM 
swap, clearly the networks don't want to give out information about how 
it's actually done, but I wish I knew more about that e.g. to choose a 
network that protects their customers better ... I don't think any 
mobile network has ever invited me to setup TOTP/2FA on my account.