Criminals are increasingly using a technique called “SIM swapping” to steal personal information and gain access to your accounts via your phone. SIM swapping is a crime where criminals steal your ...

A Mumbai woman lost Rs 11 lakh after cybercriminals carried out an e-SIM fraud. The Home Ministry's I4C has warned users to ...

Verizon warned an undisclosed number of prepaid customers that attackers gained access to Verizon accounts and used exposed credit card info in SIM swapping attacks. The independent communications ...

We live in a fast-paced digital world, and smartphones have become a staple of our everyday lives. We rely on the device for everything from communication to banking to controlling all of our ...

Your phone number could be stolen, giving thieves access to your accounts. Robert Ross had never heard of the crime of “SIM swapping” until he became a victim. “I saw a notification for a withdrawal ...

MARLTON, New Jersey (WPVI) -- More and more criminals are taking over our cell phones and stealing our money, even bypassing two-factor authentication. The Action News Troubleshooters have some tips ...

Scammers first collect personal details via phishing, data breaches, or social media; they then contact the victims mobile carrier, pretending to be them ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is calling on carriers to implement better security protections against SIM-swap and port-out attacks. These attacks are a common way for criminals to carry ...

Ten people have been arrested in connection with a series of SIM-swapping attacks that reaped more than $100 million by taking over the mobile phone accounts of high-profile individuals, authorities ...