Security News

Busting SIM Swappers and SIM Swap Myths
2018-11-07 05:49

KrebsOnSecurity recently had a chance to interview members of the REACT Task Force, a team of law enforcement officers and prosecutors based in Santa Clara, Calif. that has been tracking down...

AT&T sued for enabling SIM swap fraud
2018-08-16 18:16

A cryptocurrency investor is suing AT&T because criminals were able to empty his accounts through SIM swap fraud (aka account port out fraud), even though he had already asked for additional...

Florida Man Arrested in SIM Swap Conspiracy
2018-08-07 19:27

Police in Florida have arrested a 25-year-old man accused of being part of a multi-state cyber fraud ring that hijacked mobile phone numbers in online attacks that siphoned hundreds of thousands...

Alleged SIM-swap scammer nabbed for stealing $5m in Bitcoin
2018-08-01 13:34

"Hi Daddy Love you," texted the daughter of one of the hacker's alleged victims. The reply: "TELL YOUR DAD TO GIVE US BITCOIN"

T-Mobile Employee Made Unauthorized ‘SIM Swap’ to Steal Instagram Account
2018-05-18 18:35

T-Mobile is investigating a retail store employee who allegedly made unauthorized changes to a subscriber's account in an elaborate scheme to steal the customer's three-letter Instagram username....

SIM Swap fraud is gaining momentum (Help Net Security)
2016-04-19 18:01

SIM Swap fraud or SIM Splitting, a financially-motivated mobile phone threat, is gaining momentum according to Foursys. Remote banking losses increased significantly last year, according to the...