I was reading an article on password security today and saw a discussion in the comments about hackers bypassing 2FA with what a user described as a “simple” SIM replica. I have friends that work in data security so this isn’t the first I’ve heard of this but I feel like either this is the phenomenon where professionals in an industry understate part of a task (ie. Any “5 minute life hack” video involving 3 or more power tools.) or that there must already be some other system compromise that enables the hacker to -also- acquire whatever is needed to duplicate your SIM card.
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I am not sure if this is the same thing, but this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-nIjUIFARA&t=3s) is a documentary of something related to that. Basically, after they swap someone’s SIM with theirs, they bypass 2FA because the 2FA code will go to their phone instead of the victims.
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