CHICAGO (WLS) -- In the SIM swap scam, thieves take control of your phone number, emails, texts and can even wipe out your bank account. It can destroy your credit and compromise your most private ...

Your phone number may be the key to your bank account as many scammers are using a new technique called SIM hacking. In a TikTok with over 1.2 million views, creator lex.and.her.pen (@lex.and.her.pen) ...

With six billion people worldwide now using mobile phones, it’s become clear how globally reliant we are on cellular technology. Of course no great new technological wonder comes without its risks.

This info actually "broke" over a year ago, so maybe the Gemalto people need to brandwatch their own company so when "breaking" news about the security of the most popular SIM card in the world ...

* Gemalto press release: gemalto presents the findings of its investigations into the alleged hacking of sim card encryption keys by britain's government communications headquarters (gchq)and the u.s.

* At present company cannot prove a link between those past attempts and what was reported yesterday * Take this publication very seriously, will devote all resources necessary to fully investigate ...