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Food writer Jack Monroe loses at least £5,000 in SIM-swap fraud

2019-10-16 10:53

Her accounts were drained in spite of using 2FA, showing that SIM swaps can still circumvent what's a good security tool.

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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/10/16/food-writer-jack-monroe-loses-at-least-5000-in-sim-swap-fraud/

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