Security 101 — avoiding Arron Bank’s SIM Swap attack
3 min readNov 20, 2019
Today’s new was that Arron Banks’ account was hacked, exposing many private Twitter messages. It is reported that this was a SIM Swap attack.
What is a SIM Swap and how can it be avoided?
The SIM Swap attack
Someone gains access to your account without needing your password. How does it work?