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Falsehood: Phone numbers are more secure than email

Phone numbers are less secure than email due to simjacking.
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Tantek Çelik 1 year ago
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@ -274,3 +274,8 @@ surprising how many false assumptions programmers continue to make about them.
in the event of an alarm activation then automated voice messages can be
played on the device via telephony APIs, or a human may call the device
directly (potentially also via a telephony API).
1. **Phone numbers are more secure than email**
Phone numbers tied to SIM cards are more vulnerable than email due to
[Simjacking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_swap_scam).

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