grte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 27 days agoTD Bank holds customer responsible for $15K loss, won't say how account hacking ruled outwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down11
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkTD Bank holds customer responsible for $15K loss, won't say how account hacking ruled outwww.cbc.cagrte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 27 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·27 days agoSo simple question does his phone still work? A SIM swap he would notice he had no connection.
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·27 days agoThat’s what I would figure, and it’s easy enough to determine. There’s a lot of unanswered questions here and I’m wondering if the reason the bank is withholding an explanation is because they’re going to send this to the cops. This is pretty fishy.
minus-squarenon_burglar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·27 days agoTypically, sim swaps are actually SIM clones. Not as easy to do since we’ve moved on from GSM.
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 days agoA SIM swap hack is when they phone in and and get the company to activate a new sim on your number. Then you get all the OTP sent to your new phone.
So simple question does his phone still work? A SIM swap he would notice he had no connection.
That’s what I would figure, and it’s easy enough to determine. There’s a lot of unanswered questions here and I’m wondering if the reason the bank is withholding an explanation is because they’re going to send this to the cops. This is pretty fishy.
Typically, sim swaps are actually SIM clones. Not as easy to do since we’ve moved on from GSM.
A SIM swap hack is when they phone in and and get the company to activate a new sim on your number. Then you get all the OTP sent to your new phone.