Criminals are increasingly using a technique called “SIM swapping” to steal personal information and gain access to your accounts via your phone. SIM swapping is a crime where criminals steal your ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A Palm Beach County woman has been arrested and accused of orchestrating a fraud scheme and exploiting more than 50 victims across the country. Kadesa Sayles, 29, is ...

The fraud involves criminals gaining control of a victim's mobile phone number [PA Media] A growing number of cyber-criminals are collecting personal information shared on social media to hijack ...

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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Officials are warning of a growing cybercrime known as the SIM swap scam, which allows criminals to take control of your phone and potentially wreak havoc on your life. The ...

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 ...

Current and former T-Mobile employees are receiving text messages offering them $300 for every SIM swap they perform. SIM swapping allows a bad actor to gain access to a phone line, which they can use ...

SIM swapping (or SIM jacking) is one of the nastier hacks you can fall victim too. It essentially reroutes your cell number to another SIM, and another phone. Not only does it mean all of your texts ...

If you accidentally leave your phone behind while out on the town, it's easy to immediately feel panicked and worry it could end up stolen. After all, we keep a great deal of personal information of ...