In the last few years, there has been a simmering identity theft fraud, where scammers get a hold on your personal details, including your phone number, and try to access bank and other payment accounts you might have associated with it. That scam has reached a boiling level in the last few months, resulting in a flood of complaints from victims, and at least one lawsuit against T-Mobile for failing to prevent a cryptocurrency account drain by not installing a two-factor authentication in time to prevent the theft.
