There are all kinds of scams out there that we need to protect ourselves from, and one that is especially on the rise right now is known as SIM swapping. This type of scam takes control of your phone ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(WSPA) – Imagine someone stealing your phone number without ever having access to your phone. The FBI warns SIM card swapping is a scam that’s on the rise, and the simple theft can give scammers just ...

SIM-swapping attacks targeting executives are on the rise. In 2023, the FBI investigated 1,075 SIM-swapping attacks, which resulted in nearly $50 million in losses. SIM swapping has become so ...

The FBI told Scripps News San Diego that about 800 cases of SIM-swapping scams have been reported nationwide this year. A man in Carlsbad, California said a hacker was able to drain $38,000 from his ...

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 ...