If you’re not familiar with SIM swap fraud, prepare to be terrified. This scam, also known as port-out or SIM splitting fraud, allows criminals to hijack your cell phone number. Once they have your ...

T-Mobile is investigating a retail store employee who allegedly made unauthorized changes to a subscriber’s account in an elaborate scheme to steal the customer’s three-letter Instagram username. The ...

At 11:30 pm on Monday, 10 June, my oldest daughter shook my shoulder to wake me up from a deep sleep. She said that it appeared my Twitter account had been hacked. It turns out that things were much ...

In July 2023, high-tech, silver spheres began appearing in cities around the world, offering users the chance to have their retinas scanned in return for a few dollars' worth of a new cryptocurrency ...

One minute, the San Francisco man’s investment accounts added up to a million dollars; the next moment they had a zero balance. "I was devastated," he said. “It was about 90 percent of my net worth.” ...

Just how easy is it to conduct a SIM swap attack and what can the attacker do once they have taken control of your phone number? In short, it’s worryingly easy and the criminals can do a lot once they ...

Last week, I shared a horror story: My SIM was swapped. My Google and Twitter accounts were also stolen, and $25,000 was withdrawn from my bank account for a Bitcoin purchase. I thought I was targeted ...

One Monday morning in May, I woke up and grabbed my cell phone to read the news and scroll through memes. But it was out of cell service. I couldn't make calls or texts. That, though, turned out to be ...

If you're not familiar with SIM swap fraud, prepare to be terrified. This scam, also known as port-out or SIM splitting fraud, allows criminals to hijack your cellphone number. Once they have your ...

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 ...

SIM-swapping attacks present a potential risk to all mobile phone users. With this type of fraud, a hacker is able to take control of your phone number, allowing them to intercept phone calls and text ...