Florida man among nine backcountry skiers killed in California avalanche A 30-year-old Florida man and mountain guide is among the nine victims killed in Tuesday's Castle Peak avalanche in California, ...

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 ...

The convenience of eSIM cards has opened a potential security hole for bad actors. Smartphones have been a boon to productivity and convenience. Many consumers have shifted their banking and ...

We live in a fast-paced digital world, and smartphones have become a staple of our everyday lives. We rely on the device for everything from communication to banking to controlling all of our ...

A San Fernando Valley, California, man has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison after orchestrating a massive fraud operation that targeted dozens of victims, many of them elderly.

SIM swap fraud, often called SIM hijacking, is a form of account takeover where criminals gain access to a victim's phone number. This allows them to assume control over the victim's mobile identity, ...

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 ...

Cryptocurrency stolen in a SIM swap may lead to a precedent-setting decision on phone company responsibility. AT&T will be back in court facing charges of failing to protect user information after ...

A surge in SIM swapping fraud across the Middle East has exposed new tactics used by cybercriminals to exploit victims. According to a new report by Group-IB, fraudsters are increasingly leveraging ...

SIM swap fraud is a growing cyber threat. Criminals hijack mobile numbers to access bank accounts and sensitive information. This can lead to significant financial loss. Consumers must be aware of the ...