Finally got back my T-mobile account (yes, it was a sim swap, meaning that someone socially-engineered T-mobile itself to take over my phone number).

Unfortunately many services still require a phone number. I wonder if at this point using a virtual number (Google Voice, Skype…) is safer. I’ve been using one for the past few years and at least they do a good job by filtering scam calls/sms. Not sure if sim swap would be possible with these

Lifelong learner, I’ve been working on web development and cloud infrastructure for over 10 years, and I'm currently focused on Web3 social and DeFi.

While less common, VoIP numbers can still be re-assigned, which is essentially the same thing. The true fix is allowing users to fully custody and control their digital identifiers.