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<blockquote data-quote="krs" data-source="post: 1848455" data-attributes="member: 67742">I don't think so - name - yes, picked up from the net along with other identifying information, but not the password.As I understand it, one basically invokes a password reset and the reset info is sent via SMS to the now swapped account.Because I read (and this is just one example of many of these cases) once that happens, the account holder is locked out of their own accounts.There are probably a bunch of variations of the SIM swap fraud - the issue that was really the subject of this thread was the fact that Apple does not offer an option to delete 2FA once activated. I still don't understand the rationale for that.I wonder if that is also the case for other companies - I rather doubt it.BTW - This is not just a Canadian issue, the FBI warned against this last year citing cases from years before:<a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-warns-about-attacks-that-bypass-multi-factor-authentication-mfa/" target="_blank">FBI warns about attacks that bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) | ZDNet</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="krs, post: 1848455, member: 67742"] I don't think so - name - yes, picked up from the net along with other identifying information, but not the password. As I understand it, one basically invokes a password reset and the reset info is sent via SMS to the now swapped account. Because I read (and this is just one example of many of these cases) once that happens, the account holder is locked out of their own accounts. There are probably a bunch of variations of the SIM swap fraud - the issue that was really the subject of this thread was the fact that Apple does not offer an option to delete 2FA once activated. I still don't understand the rationale for that. I wonder if that is also the case for other companies - I rather doubt it. BTW - This is not just a Canadian issue, the FBI warned against this last year citing cases from years before: [url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-warns-about-attacks-that-bypass-multi-factor-authentication-mfa/]FBI warns about attacks that bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) | ZDNet[/url] [/QUOTE]

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