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It's not just Experian. We publish an article every couple years or so with the same content and just the names changed:

https://qbix.com/blog/2021/01/25/no-way-to-prevent-this-says...

https://qbix.com/blog/2023/06/12/no-way-to-prevent-this-says...

And then of course there is this:

SIM swapping - someone can just steal your SIM and then get into a lot of accounts

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-08-04/teen-game...

Amazon - someone can just take over your account

https://www.reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/hsj4x8/my_am...

Apple and Amazon together, they can take over ALL YOUR ACCOUNTS (the most terrifying read):

https://www.wired.com/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking...

I recommend to everyone to use a email alias at gmail or a similar service, different once for every site, instead of your actual email, as the login to Amazon and other services. That way the attackers can't guess your actual login, let alone your password.




Also, enable the SIM lock on your SIM! This will help prevent someone from receiving verification codes if they stole your SIM card.




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