SIM swap attacks are rising fast. Learn how criminals exploit SMS codes and how to protect your phone, banking, and email ...

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 ...

SIM swapping gives fraudsters access to your cell phone number and any incoming messages you receive. That can make it easier for them to hack into your accounts, including your bank account, using ...

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 ...

CARLSBAD, Calif. (KGTV) — A Bank of America customer says he has been refunded thousands of dollars that a suspected fraudster drained from his account in the middle of the night during a SIM-swapping ...

In the blink of an eye, a hacker can access your phone and drain your accounts. It’s what a Miami woman says happened to her. Patricia Escriva says in early June, a normal evening turned into an ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — Protect your SIM cards because another scam is on the rise in Port St. Lucie. The Port St Lucie Police Department previously reported that detectives were able to ...