At 11:30 pm on Monday, 10 June, my oldest daughter shook my shoulder to wake me up from a deep sleep. She said that it appeared my Twitter account had been hacked. It turns out that things were much ...

It’s 2025, and cell phone numbers are ubiquitous. We use our phone numbers to sign up for websites and online services, from retail and banking to social media and ...

The exact amount of money lost has not been disclosed by the authorities but she lost lakhs of rupees The advocate received three missed calls from an unknown number. She did not pick any of these ...

Verizon now makes it possible for customers to defend against SIM swapping attacks by enabling the free Number Lock protection feature through the My Verizon app or the My Verizon website. SIM ...

One Monday morning in May, I woke up and grabbed my cell phone to read the news and scroll through memes. But it was out of cell service. I couldn't make calls or texts. That, though, turned out to be ...

Even if you're not a T-Mobile customer, SIM-swap fraud is real. Here are some ways you can avoid it. Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful Colorado and has been covering mobile technology news and ...

A SIM card, or subscriber identity module, is a small card in your cellphone that lets you place phone calls, send text messages, and more.

These two ways of connecting your phone to a cellular network are very different. We tell you about each and how you can switch from one to another.

Experts are warning mobile phone users to be extra vigilant over a fresh wave of SIM-swap fraud, which has doubled in the space of a year. The dodgy practice – which counts Twitter founder Jack Dorsey ...

Ten people have been arrested in connection with a series of SIM-swapping attacks that reaped more than $100 million by taking over the mobile phone accounts of high-profile individuals, authorities ...

A former phone company worker has been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud for allegedly using his access to customer account data to take over the phone numbers of 19 customers, including at ...