Most people picture account theft as a hacker breaking into a device, but one of the more damaging techniques never requires ...

SIM-swapping attacks targeting executives are on the rise. In 2023, the FBI investigated 1,075 SIM-swapping attacks, which resulted in nearly $50 million in losses. SIM swapping has become so ...

It's 2025, and cell phone numbers are ubiquitous. We use our phone numbers to sign up for websites and online services, from retail and banking to social media and ...

A 2023 lawsuit suggests that T-Mobile customers may have been at risk of falling victim to a SIM swap attack since the mid-2010s, and the company reportedly doesn't want you to know about it. The ...

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 ...

T-Mobile disabled self-service SIM card changes in 2022 to implement new security measures against SIM swap attacks. Although the carrier initially said this was a temporary change, T-Mobile ...

Smartphones have been a boon to productivity and convenience. Many consumers have shifted their banking and investment transactions to the time-saving apps on their phones. But along with convenience, ...

Kenyans lost Sh491.6 million ($3.8 million) and cryptocurrency after cyber-criminals hijacked victims’ mobile phone numbers in SIM-swap fraud.Interpol reckons that Kenya’s SIM swap fraud surged by 327 ...

Have you heard of SIM cloning or SIM swapping? We’re talking about the SIM card inside your cell phone and how attackers can take advantage of it. Jonathan Kimmitt with Alias Cyber Security explained ...

Top US wireless providers continue to push regulators for more time to comply with new rules designed to prevent phone-based scams and fraud. "The current six-month implementation timeline does not ...

Criminals are now texting T-Mobile and Verizon employees on their personal and work phones, trying to tempt them with cash to perform SIM swaps. The targeted employees have shared screenshots of ...

A subscriber identity module (SIM) was traditionally a small, removable card in your mobile phone that identified your phone number and authenticated your identity to a mobile network. When you got a ...