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

SIM-swapping fraud occurs when criminals gain control of a victim's mobile phone number by tricking the network provider into ...

The FBI is issuing a warning about a new scam that’s costing victims millions of dollars. A news release from the FBI alerts mobile carriers and the public about an increase in Subscriber Identity ...

SIM swap scams involve criminals convincing mobile carriers to port a number to a new SIM, and T-Mobile is under fire for not ...

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken bold action against cybercriminals who allegedly stole more than $5 million in ...

Verizon now makes it possible for customers to defend against SIM swapping attacks by enabling the free Number Lock protection feature through the My Verizon app or the My Verizon website. Europol ...

Ah, here we go again - more evidence that crypto is nothing but a glorified scam playground for con artists! I mean, who could have guessed? A fake announcement, a couple of text messages, and ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — Protect your SIM cards because another scam is on the rise in Port St. Lucie. The Port St Lucie Police Department previously reported that detectives were able to ...

Have you heard of SIM swapping? It’s a new trick that hackers are using to get money and mess up your life. So, what is SIM swapping? It’s when a hacker tricks your cell phone company into thinking ...

A subscriber identity module (SIM) was traditionally a small, removable card in your mobile phone that identified your phone number and authenticated your identity to a mobile network. When you got a ...