Re: "'Scammers stole £40k after EDF gave out my number"

Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> wrote:

On 3/4/2025 4:09 PM, Chris wrote:
 

 
If someone has your emails and your mobile phone number you are royally
screwed. Yes, even you.
 

 
 I'm repeatedly struck by how much cellphone addicts can't
imagine any other way to live. My cellphone has no address book,
no apps to speak of, no passwords. I keep it in case I need to
make a phone call away from home. If someone steals it then
I'd just buy another $40 TracFone amnd another $20 card to
get me 3 months usage. No big loss.
 
  My emails are not sitting on a server somewhere. I download
them and then delete them from the server. I don't use either for
banking, shopping, transmitting credit card numbers, etc.
 
 So, no, I would not be "royally screwed". I don't live the reckless
e-lifestyle that you believe is unavoidable.

That's true. Seeing as you don't use 2FA an attacker only needs access to
your email account to screw you over.