Known primarily for its cheap plans and unbeatable device promotions not that long ago, the"Un-carrier" has made far too many. Yet another such incident may have taken place at some point in the recent past, exposing the phone numbers of company employees to bad actors who are now attempting to cash in on this data.
Of course, a hacker first needs to obtain an employee's contact information to try to carry out such an insidious action, which has clearly already happened here. What's unclear isit's in any way connected to any previously known data breaches. If the answer to that latter question is no, then it's obvious that Magenta is facing a new security"situation.
Firstly, you need to understand that two-factor authentication and two-step verification are not infallible methods to keep your private data secure. They are useful and should clearly be enabled wherever possible, but don't rely very heavily on SMS-based verification.