T-Mobile and Verizon workers offered $300 bribes for SIM swaps<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>SIM swaps are one of the biggest <a href="
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<p>While new rules and security features are supposed to make these attacks harder to pull off, now would be an excellent time to ensure your accounts are protected by authenticator apps rather than text messages … </p>
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T-Mobile and Verizon workers offered $300 bribes for SIM swaps
