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danbtl | karma 166 | avg karma 9.22 · 2018-08-01 17:23:38+00:00

How does SMS interception actually work in practice? Wouldn't this require physical access to the phone/SIM, or are there any known remote exploits?

tptacek | karma 394296 | avg karma 6.04 · 2018-08-01 17:25:38+00:00

How about "teenager calls phone company, gets number reassigned"? That's the level of assurance we're dealing with in SMS.

srj | karma 1054 | avg karma 3.25 · 2018-08-01 18:28:04+00:00

I was able to go into a mobile phone store and ask for a new sim for phone number x and get it without any identification. All I was asked was to sign my name and pay some small amount of money.