SIM swapping now starts in your carrier account, not in a shop

[Redaktion]

Steal the phone number and the SMS codes come with it. Most people picture a forged ID at a shop counter. The route German investigators warn about runs through your online account at the carrier, a self-ordered eSIM and a phone call. What Telekom, Vodafone and O2 offer against it, and why one of those switches points the wrong way.

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