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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In the SIM swap scam, thieves take control of your phone number, emails, texts and can even wipe out your bank account. It can destroy your credit and compromise your most private ...

In recent months, cybercriminals have been resorting to an old tactic to hijack the phone numbers of unsuspecting victims and use them to make quick buck. Called a SIM swap, the attack has been at the ...

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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 warned consumers to be on guard against “SIM swapping” when hackers move a victim’s phone number onto a mobile device that they control. ‘SIM swapping’ is in the spotlight following the ...

I am speaking at a conference in one of my favorite cities (okay, it’s Chicago) and I was having dinner at the bar when the patron next to me asked me what I do for a living. I am a friendly sort of ...

The F.B.I. has issued a warning about the growing number of “SIM swap” scams that essentially steal someone’s cellphone number to hack their personal data. A “SIM swap” scam occurs when a criminal ...