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 ...

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 bank, email, and ...

There are all kinds of scams out there that we need to protect ourselves from, and one that is especially on the rise right now is known as SIM swapping. This type of scam takes control of your phone ...

Last month, Europol announced that it had arrested seven individuals who were allegedly perpetrators in a SIM Swap scam ...

After three years, telecommunications company T-Mobile is bringing a handy feature back to the T-Life app: self-service SIM swapping. SIM swapping lets users switch which SIM card is associated with a ...

Customers using MTN-based MVNOs should theoretically be better protected against fraudulent SIM swaps than customers on some ...

US officials charged a man with compromising the official Twitter/X account of the Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of posting false information that caused the price of bitcoin to ...

The major US carriers have been working to increase account security to prevent a notorious hack fraudsters use called SIM swapping (or port-out scam). However, Verizon offers something beyond the ...

Fraudsters have been registering an existing mobile number on a new SIM card that they buy from local shops pretending that they are the original owners. [iStockphoto] SIM swap fraud cases have ...

The Australian Media and Communications Authority (ACMA) revealed new industry rules on Friday that aim to protect consumers from SIM swap scams that have cost telco customers millions. Under the new ...