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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 06:46:40 JST Ars Technica

   Verizon fell for fake “search warrant,” gave victim’s phone data to stalker

   Verizon tricked by fake cop, fake search warrant despite obvious warning signs.

   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/verizon-fell-for-fake-search-warrant-gave-victims-phone-data-to-stalker/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Most Noble Spork Duelist (sporkfight@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 07:02:25 JST Most Noble Spork Duelist

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     @arstechnica horrifying. In a just world, Verizon would face serious legal consequences for this.

   • Nihl L'Amas (nih_llamas@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 07:21:10 JST Nihl L'Amas

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     @arstechnica There really ought to be a better way to handle warrants.

   • Harrison Totty (harrisontotty@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 13:45:06 JST Harrison Totty

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     @arstechnica This same general technique is often used to reprovision SIM cards as a means to bypass SMS-based two-factor authentication.

   • Germano ✅ (g__@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 18-Dec-2023 23:11:11 JST Germano ✅

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     @arstechnica I never trusted Verizon