My phone number stopped working and some accounts sent strange security notices. Working with the carrier through official channels. What general order of operations helped others?
Possible SIM swap — locked out of some accounts
Content warning
Account lockout stress.
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Carrier first through a known store or official number, then email account recovery, then financial apps. Document times offline.
I added stronger sign-in and removed the compromised number where accounts allowed an alternate method.
Credit freezes after account-takeover events are worth discussing with official credit bureau guidance — not strangers in DMs.