How to Protect Yourself from a Smartphone Scam

The scam is called SIM swapping, or SIM hijacking, and it’s a concern for law enforcement in the United States and abroad as ...
Digital Trends

Here’s how to stop SIM fraudsters from draining your bank account

If you haven’t experienced SIM swap fraud, count yourself lucky. It’s a relatively new, sophisticated form of fraud that allows hackers to gain access to bank accounts, credit card numbers, and other ...
techtimes

SIM Swapping Threats: What You Need to Know to Stay Protected

We live in a fast-paced digital world, and smartphones have become a staple of our everyday lives. We rely on the device for everything from communication to banking to controlling all of our ...
NBC Washington

This SIM Card Scam Once Fooled Jack Dorsey—Here's How to Avoid It

The FBI is warning consumers about SIM swapping, a resurgent identity theft scam perhaps best known for having once duped Block CEO Jack Dorsey in 2019. The scam isn't new, but cases are skyrocketing: ...
Crowdfund Insider

Cybercrime as a Service: SIM Swap Scam Shuttered in Europe, CEO of Kidas Comments on the Extensive Fraud, Shares How to Avoid SIM Swap Traps

Last month, Europol announced that it had arrested seven individuals who were allegedly perpetrators in a SIM Swap scam operation. Described as a Cybercrime-as-a-Service operation, enforcement ...
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Sim Swap: Your SIM has been hijacked. If you see these signs, you've fallen victim to a 'Sim Swap' scam..

Sim Swap Scam: Cybercrime is rapidly increasing. People are being defrauded using new methods. Now, a scam called "SIM Swap" has emerged. In this, fraudsters steal your mobile number, putting your ...
Yahoo

Stop SIM Swappers Cold: Protect Your Phone Number With These 7 Tips

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. sim card on a fish hook - Credit: Andrei Metelev / Shutterstock SIM-swapping attacks present a potential risk to all mobile phone ...
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AT&T Just Dropped a New Weapon Against SIM Swap Attacks

Scams and cyberattacks have gotten a lot more sophisticated over the years. This is why many online services are relying on security measures like two-factor authentication (2FA) as a way to protect ...
The Conversation

M&S cyber‑attack: how to protect yourself from sim‑swap fraud

Our mobile phone numbers have become a de facto form of identification, but they can be hijacked for nefarious purposes. Just such an attack may have been involved in the recent very damaging ...
Dark Reading

He Thought He Was Secure; His Phone Number Was Stolen Anyway

Threat actors steal one-time passwords via SIM swap attacks, enabling account takeovers. Users must layer security measures ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Orange Data Breach Raises SIM-Swapping Attack Fears

A threat actor has compromised 850,000 Orange Belgium customer accounts, with SIM card numbers and Personal Unblocking Key (PUK) codes among the data potentially accessed. The attack has raised fears ...