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.

After three years, telecommunications company T-Mobile is bringing a handy feature back to the T-Life app: self-service SIM swapping. SIM swapping lets users switch which SIM card is associated with a ...

Your SIM card might be under attack without you knowing. Here is how to know if you are hacked, and how to get out of it before getting scammed. You’re sipping your morning coffee when your phone ...

Earlier this year, I received at least three requests on my SIM line, in which some fraudsters somewhere were attempting to register new SIM cards using my national ID number. The first SMS that I ...

Cybercriminals are cheating people nowadays with SIM swap scams. In this scam, they get a user's mobile number activated on the SIM they have. This can cause great loss to the user. Nowadays cyber ...

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 ...

Krystle Vermes is a Boston-based news reporter for Android Police. She is a graduate of the Suffolk University journalism program, and has more than a decade of experience as a writer and editor in ...

A chilling case from Kolkata has once again underlined how vulnerable our digital lives can be. In just 20 minutes, Pankaj Kumar, a resident of Sarsuna, lost ₹8.8 lakh from his credit cards to a ...