I am currently in the middle of an identity theft attack. It all started with someone trying this SIM swapping attack on me. Luckily Verizon prevented it.
After failing to get my number they still were able to access my debit card. Since they didn’t have my number they initiated a text bomb attack where I received hundreds of signup and 2FA texts. Buried in the middle of those was a withdraw alert from my bank.
Luckily I spotted it.
All in all this has been a very bad experience for me. While I do feel bad for the violence inflicted on this guy I wish there was something more we could do as a society to prevent people from following in his footsteps.
After failing to get my number they still were able to access my debit card. Since they didn’t have my number they initiated a text bomb attack where I received hundreds of signup and 2FA texts. Buried in the middle of those was a withdraw alert from my bank.
Luckily I spotted it.
All in all this has been a very bad experience for me. While I do feel bad for the violence inflicted on this guy I wish there was something more we could do as a society to prevent people from following in his footsteps.