In regards to actual Porting and criminal activity the following article from this year highlights that it is quite lucrative to those who do it. Of course they may get caught but if they don’t who knows how much they end up with.
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/sydney-man-charged-stealing-100000-mobile-identity-theft-000500071.html
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Gaby:
Maybe porting a number is not too difficult, even though they have to know my surname, postcode, date of birth, phone number (And possibly my PIN number?)
But I would think changing my Bank password would not be so easy, as they would have to know the security questions before being able to change it… and my bank informs me immediately by email of any changes made…
A crimminal network has been caught after stealing some $100 million of cryptocurrency by using SIM swapping.
Police arrest 10 people in the UK, Belgium and Malta for allegedly hijacking mobile phones belonging to celebrities, internet influencers, sports stars and musicians to steal personal information and millions in cryptocurrency.
Unbelievable.
