SIM swap fraud has emerged as a critical security threat in the mobile telecommunications landscape, with incidents increasing dramatically through 2024 and early 2025. Data from Cifas’ Fraudscape ...

Here are the four signs you might be a victim: The victim can't make calls or texts. The first sign someone could be a victim is if phone calls and text messages aren't going through. Police say this ...

AT&T has introduced a new feature to protect consumer and business accounts from SIM-swapping attacks. Wireless Account Lock ...

With AT&T’s Wireless Account Lock, users can essentially lock down their accounts and prevent changes unless they disable it.

A Palm Beach County woman has been arrested and accused of orchestrating a fraud scheme and exploiting more than 50 victims across the country.

What is it? SIM swapping is when fraudsters take control of a consumer’s phone account and request a SIM swap through identity theft or stolen data.

The number of sim-swap frauds in the UK has increased by more than 1,000%, as criminals try to exploit the increasing reliance on businesses using two-factor authentication to protect their ...

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 ...

SIM swapping is a form of cybercrime where fraudsters gain control of a victim’s mobile phone number by fraudulently obtaining a duplicate SIM card.