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 ...

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AT&T has launched a new free feature called Wireless Account Lock to help protect users from SIM swap attacks by requiring extra verification before account changes. While other carriers like T-Mobile ...

Experts have raised the alarm about SIM swapping fraud after the number of recorded scams surged tenfold in a year. There was a 1,055 per cent increase in unauthorised phone SIM swaps in the UK in ...

T-Mobile disabled self-service SIM card changes in 2022 to implement new security measures against SIM swap attacks. Although the carrier initially said this was a temporary change, T-Mobile ...

A SIM swap attack is a fraud where scammers hijack your phone number by deceiving mobile carriers. Using your number, you may reset your passwords and receive two-factor authentication (2FA) codes.

SIM swap fraud, often called SIM hijacking, is a form of account takeover where criminals gain access to a victim's phone number. This allows them to assume control over the victim's mobile identity, ...

June 6, 2024 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google SIM swapping (or SIM jacking) is one of the nastier hacks you can fall victim too. It essentially reroutes your ...

T-Mobile is adopting a new method to tackle fraudulent SIM swap requests. The SIM swap fraud is on the rise and sadly, T-Mobile has found itself in the midst of it. More recently, scammers targeted ...

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T-Mobile is making some important changes to its SIM change process to make SIM swap scams much harder. A new Account Change Engine determines the legitimacy of SIM change requests. Customers now also ...