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    LWD@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 22 days ago

    A Researcher Figured Out How to Reveal Any Phone Number Linked to a Google Account

    www.404media.co

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    A Researcher Figured Out How to Reveal Any Phone Number Linked to a Google Account

    www.404media.co

    LWD@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 22 days ago
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    Phone numbers are a goldmine for SIM swappers. A researcher found how to get this precious piece of information from any Google account.
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          google has since fixed it

          I dont even know if i can believe this.

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        techcrunch article

        The cracker’s (brutecat) blog

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        I think it has been like that for a while. It’s not paywalled, but rather account-walled (edit: I was wrong)

        There may also be different versions of the article, since I don’t always come across the wall

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        They’ve been doing that since they opened shop

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