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 ...

SIM swapping (or SIM jacking) is one of the nastier hacks you can fall victim too. It essentially reroutes your cell number to another SIM, and another phone. Not only does it mean all of your texts ...

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 ...

If you have a smartphone, you can check your number through the MTN app. Download and install the MTN App SA from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, then log in with your SIM details. Once ...

If a subscriber requests a SIM swap (number port), the licensee must ensure that the user's biometric data match those associated with the mobile number. If not, the porting request must be declined.

In July 2023, high-tech, silver spheres began appearing in cities around the world, offering users the chance to have their retinas scanned in return for a few dollars' worth of a new cryptocurrency ...

A man in Florida lost more than $700,000 after being targeted by a SIM swap scam. The FBI has recently warned of such schemes, which involve criminals "impersonating a victim and tricking the mobile ...

SIM swapping is an infamous type of scam in which a cybercriminal takes over your mobile phone account to port your number to another phone or carrier. Now, Google Fi is offering its customers an ...