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by avadhesh18 1630 days ago
The screenshots also show that these accounts are created using the in-app features that allow individual operatives to generate 'temporary' email addresses, activate phone numbers and by-pass programming limitations, and email and OTP verification set by WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Telegram.

How do they verify phone number OTP's? Do they have access to SMS data through telecom companies too? SMS OTP's are insecure anyway.