SIM Hijacking
Researcher Found Way to Brute Force Verizon Customer PINs Online
The technique could have been particularly valuable for SIM swappers, who take over phone users' accounts.
Arrested SIM Swappers Include a Member of the Infamous 'Chuckling Squad'
"They accused me of hacking the met [Metropolitan] Police; Chantel Jeffries; Adam Sandler; and accused me of stealing over $1m in crypto. I'm fine though."
Verizon Adds Protection Against SIM Swapping Hacks in Mobile App
Verizon’s new feature ‘Number Lock’ add an extra layer of security, but it’s not foolproof.
PayPal and Venmo Are Letting SIM Swappers Hijack Accounts
Even after being warned by researchers, some companies still haven’t fixed systems that make it easy for hackers to take over accounts.
Verizon Makes SIM Swapping Hard. Why Doesn’t AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile?
Verizon employs different security procedures when porting a phone number to a different SIM card than the other carriers. This is making SIM swapping attacks harder to perform against Verizon customers.
T-Mobile Has a Secret Setting to Protect Your Account From Hackers That It Refuses to Talk About
T-Mobile’s little known NOPORT setting can protect your phone number from SIM swapping.
Someone Hacked My T-Mobile Account and T-Mobile Won’t Talk About It
Cell phone carriers still have a long way to go before making your accounts truly secure.
Infamous Forum For Instagram Hackers Gets Hacked by Other Hackers
Hackers hacked the OGUSERS forum and published its database in another hacker forum.
AT&T Contractors and a Verizon Employee Charged With Helping SIM Swapping Criminal Ring
The indictments show that sometimes stealing phone numbers to hack accounts is an inside job.
Hacker Who Stole $5 Million By SIM Swapping Gets 10 Years in Prison
A 20-year-old college student who was accused of stealing more than $5 million in cryptocurrency in a slew of SIM hijacking attacks is the first person to be sentenced for the crime.
SIM Swapping Victims Who Lost Millions Are Pressuring Telcos to Protect Their Customers
A small group of victims of SIM swapping hacks is trying to raise awareness, teach people about the scam, and put pressure on cell phone providers to step up their efforts against cybercriminals.