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 <p class="is-style-lead">Friend.tech, the decentralized social network that allows users to buy and sell keys linked to X, announced a new <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="feature" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/feature.html">feature</a> via social media.</p>
 <p>The <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="feature" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/feature.html">feature</a> will allow users to add and remove login methods and <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="follow" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/follow.html">follow</a>s reports of SIM-swap attacks.</p>
 <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="addressing-user-questions">Addressing user questions</h2>
 <p>On social media platform X, Friend.tech announced an updated feature for login methods, stating the settings are now accessible through the app, with users needing to tap their wallet balance to make any changes.</p>
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    <p lang="en" dir="ltr">You can now add and remove log in methods for your https://t.co/YOHabcBL3H account. To access these settings, tap your wallet balance in the top right corner of the app pic.twitter.com/d37VWVk2Eb</p>— friend.tech (@friendtech) October 4, 2023
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 <p>The thread goes on to answer a user question about Privy’s 2FA passcode <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="feature" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/feature.html">feature</a> by stating that the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="feature" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/feature.html">feature</a> in its current state has led many users to lock themselves out of their accounts. The team has since made recommendations for having a safer user experience (UX).</p>
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 <p>Friend.tech goes on to share that Privy is working diligently to implement this and will integrate the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="feature" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/feature.html">feature</a> as soon as it is finished.</p>
 <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="another-case-of-sim-swapping">Another case of SIM-swapping&nbsp;</h2>
 <p>This comes on the same day ZachXBT, the blockchain sleuth, reported a number of exploits on Oct.4., where users shared that their accounts had been compromised after a SIM swap allowed bad actors to take control of their mobile numbers.</p>
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    <p lang="en" dir="ltr">The same scammer profited $385K (234 ETH) in the past 24 hours off SIM swapping four different FriendTech users. pic.twitter.com/03BoBEqGax</p>— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) October 4, 2023
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 <p>Between Oct. 4 and 5, reports highlight that scammers had taken over $385,000 in Ether.</p>
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<p>Source: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://thebittimes.com/friend-tech-announces-new-features-following-sim-swapping-attack-tbt65288.html">https://thebittimes.com/friend-tech-announces-new-features-following-sim-swapping-attack-tbt65288.html</a></p>

Friend.tech announces new features following SIM-swapping attack

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