If you haven’t experienced SIM swap fraud, count yourself lucky. It’s a relatively new, sophisticated form of fraud that allows hackers to gain access to bank accounts, credit card numbers, and other ...
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 ...
Sophisticated scams that hijack your mobile phone and gain access to money accounts are surging, the FBI said in an alert. The number of "SIM swapping" complaints jumped to a whopping 1,611 in 2021 ...
In an era where mobile numbers are directly linked to bank accounts, UPI apps, emails, and social media, your SIM card has ...
Scammers mixed together a malicious cocktail of social engineering, SIM-swapping, and remote desktop software to empty the bank accounts of at least three victims. In total, victims lost more than ...
Spanish National Police has arrested eight suspects allegedly part of a crime ring who drained bank accounts in a series of SIM swapping attacks. They presumably spoofed the targets' bank in phishing ...