I'm guessing a sim swap would remain on the same network? My numbers been moved to another network as when I ring it it goes to their answering service.
Someone ported my number
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I believe Ofcom require operators to provide PAC codes via TXT, Email or a phone call.
When I ported a number from EE using the TXT method I don't recall there being any 2FA involved other than the fact that the request came from my phone and I can't remember whether I had an email notification from them.
Has anyone had access to your unlocked phone or could your email account have been compromised first, it would take seconds to send a PAC request note down the number and then delete the messages; there is all sorts of malware out there that infects devices to steal login details including browser extensions that get compromised.
RWG use Now which I think use Orange which in the UK were swallowed by EE so you could try contacting EE but I'm not sure they would be any help because like Now they wouldn't have access to your account details; have you tried publicly haranging RWG on social media?
I would contact both the police and Ofcom maybe even the ICO but Ofcom and the ICO might just say they don't act on individual complaints its only when at lot of people complain about the same thing that they take any action.
The scary thing is SMS is not secure linus did a video on it over a year ago, its not something the average joe down the pub could do but its possible to send and intercept SMS messages sent to / from a mobile number.
When I ported a number from EE using the TXT method I don't recall there being any 2FA involved other than the fact that the request came from my phone and I can't remember whether I had an email notification from them.
Has anyone had access to your unlocked phone or could your email account have been compromised first, it would take seconds to send a PAC request note down the number and then delete the messages; there is all sorts of malware out there that infects devices to steal login details including browser extensions that get compromised.
RWG use Now which I think use Orange which in the UK were swallowed by EE so you could try contacting EE but I'm not sure they would be any help because like Now they wouldn't have access to your account details; have you tried publicly haranging RWG on social media?
I would contact both the police and Ofcom maybe even the ICO but Ofcom and the ICO might just say they don't act on individual complaints its only when at lot of people complain about the same thing that they take any action.
The scary thing is SMS is not secure linus did a video on it over a year ago, its not something the average joe down the pub could do but its possible to send and intercept SMS messages sent to / from a mobile number.
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could try creating a linkedin account and messaging the CEO of RWG
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Andrew Davies - RWG Mobile | LinkedIn
Experience: RWG Mobile · Education: University of Leicester · Location: Greater Newport Area · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Andrew Davies’ profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.
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Sometimes no choice though, but I do agree that SMS should be avoided.
Apple TV+, for example, seems to ask for SMS to send 2FA codes to when logging in, though I haven't checked if it's possible to change that to app.
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I've not heard of FIDO keys before. How do they work, and how many of these would the average person need? A few are showing up when I search on Amazon.
Although I'm not affected by the issues in this thread, I'm following with interest due to how concerning it is and how pretty much anyone can be affected by this.