2fa Archives - Telecoms Tech News https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/tag/2fa/ M2M, Small Cells, OTT VoiP, Wimax, 5G, LTE, IPTV Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:39:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.telecomstechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/telecom-icon-60x60.png 2fa Archives - Telecoms Tech News https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/tag/2fa/ 32 32 T-Mobile staff receiving cash offers to help with SIM swap attacks https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/t-mobile-staff-receiving-cash-offers-sim-swap-attacks/ https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/t-mobile-staff-receiving-cash-offers-sim-swap-attacks/#respond Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:39:08 +0000 https://www.telecomstechnews.com//?p=99622 T-Mobile employees are being propositioned via text messages to partake in illegal SIM swapping activities, with a financial incentive of $300 per swap. SIM swap attacks take advantage of consumers using SMS as their two-factor authentication (2FA) method. By transferring a number via a SIM swap, an attacker can gain unauthorised access to victims’ accounts.... Read more »

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