Reply to post: Re: Insecurity by design, yet again

Verizon prepaid accounts hijacked by SIM swap crooks

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Re: Insecurity by design, yet again

Yup. I complained to my bank about the "Verified by Visa" asking for my date of birth, pointing out that as a foreigner (in France), ridiculous loads of people (including them) have photocopies of my passport which has that information clearly marked.

"The security of our clients is our highest concern, blah blah."

Now, I get a one time code by text.

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