They should be fixing service providers and not blaming google as in couple of days ago. (of course, if a nation state is trying to hack you good-luck!)

The attack angles are slightly different but it's not really any safer. The classic scenario is to call the provider to say the SIM card was "stolen" and either have them send the new SIM card to an address you control, or if that is not an option, snatch the new card as it arrives.