In Houston, Marcia Johnson's life turned into turmoil after a park break-in initiated a months-long ordeal of attempted SIM ...

SIM swap scams are one of the most dangerous forms of mobile fraud in South Africa. Once scammers gain control of a number, they can access banking apps, intercept verification codes and drain ...

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 ...

Last month, Europol announced that it had arrested seven individuals who were allegedly perpetrators in a SIM Swap scam operation. Described as a Cybercrime-as-a-Service operation, enforcement ...

Jeff Drobman knew something was wrong when Bank of America alerts popped up on his phone. “I started to get notifications that someone tried to log into my account, that my password had been changed,” ...

WAKULLA COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) - The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office is warning of a SIM card swapping scam, per a social media post. A SIM card is the small chip inside your phone that lets people make ...

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.” ...

sim card on a fish hook - Credit: Andrei Metelev / Shutterstock 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 ...

SIM swapping has become so widespread that lawmakers now consider it a national security threat. And no one is immune – not even high-profile figures like Twitter and Bluesky founder Jack Dorsey, or ...