With a SIM-swapping attack, scammers hijack your phone number to gain access to apps on your phone—including banking apps.

Here’s a new term to fear: SIM-swapping. In short, a cyber-criminal steals a certain amount of your personal data, including your phone number. He contacts a different carrier, pretending to be you, ...

You know what’s worse than having your password stolen? Having your phone number stolen. SIM-swapping, a type of identity theft, is a means for scammers to get ...

Head into Settings > Phone > SIM Pin. Toggle SIM Pin on. Note that you may need to contact your carrier to figure out what the default pin is if this is your first time setting this up. After entering ...

Editor’s note: We’ve discovered a solution far simpler than setting a SIM PIN, so we’ve updated this story accordingly. A week ago, Ars Technica reported on a flaw within Apple’s iMessaging system.

SIM Swap is a cyberfraud that replicates SIM cards to gain access to personal information and commit financial fraud. Enabling SIM PIN adds an additional layer of security, protecting against SIM ...

If you have a SIM card PIN enabled on your phone to access data on the SIM card, but you repeatedly enter it incorrectly, the SIM card may lock you out from further attempts. You can reset the SIM ...

Identity thieves have a new way of gaining access to your finances. Even if you’ve frozen your credit report, they can grab your money by taking over your phone number. It’s called “SIM swapping.” ...

In this short guide, we will show you how to disable the PIN code of your iPhone (SIM). This guide will only allow you to disable the SIM PIN code once you enter the PIN code, this is not a way of ...