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Former telecom manager admits to doing SIM swaps for $1,000 (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

but five years in prison seems overkill

I don't know about that, I can't think of a single company where a rogue employee could cause more harm with access to my data than my phone provider with a SIM swap. I'd rather have my email provider give open access to my account to someone than have my number ported to someone that can exploit it.