Security News > 2019 > August > TrickBot Variant Enables SIM Swapping Attacks: Report
2019-08-29 19:18
Banking Trojan Evolves to Target Wireless Carrier CustomersA new variant of the TrickBot banking Trojan is enabling attackers to conduct SIM swapping schemes against Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile customers in the U.S., potentially paving the way for account takeover fraud, according to a report from Dell's SecureWorks division.
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