Vitalik Buterin Links His X Account Hack to SIM-Swap Attack
posted 12 Sept 2023
Buterin explained that he has successfully recovered control of his T-Mobile account, which the hacker had compromised through this method.
The co-founder of Ethereum also shared some valuable lessons gained from his experience:
“I had seen the “phone numbers are insecure, don’t authenticate with them” advice before, but did not realize this”.
Removing phone numbers from X accounts and having 2FA enabled is a way to protect yourself from SIM-swap attack.
The co-founder of Ethereum also shared some valuable lessons gained from his experience:
“I had seen the “phone numbers are insecure, don’t authenticate with them” advice before, but did not realize this”.
Removing phone numbers from X accounts and having 2FA enabled is a way to protect yourself from SIM-swap attack.
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