With a SIM-swapping attack, scammers hijack your phone number to gain access to apps on your phone—including banking apps. These tips can help you safeguard your most private information.

SIM swapping is an infamous type of scam in which a cybercriminal takes over your mobile phone account to port your number to another phone or carrier. Now, Google Fi is offering its customers an ...

We independently review everything we recommend. We may make money from the links on our site. Learn more› By Ryan Whitwam Most people rarely think about SIM cards, the tiny plastic circuit boards ...

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 ...

SIM swap fraud, often called SIM hijacking, is a form of account takeover where criminals gain access to a victim's phone number. This allows them to assume control over the victim's mobile identity, ...

Experts at a MediaNama event on SIM binding reflect on the gap between the policy and technical reality as iOS/Android block ...

Read to know what experts at MediaNama's latest discussion said about real-life examples where SIM binding plays spoilsport.

Changing carriers can be exciting. You might get to pick up a new phone, or maybe you want better coverage in your home area. Either way, you have to know how to get set up. Each carrier tackles SIM ...

The latest directive from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has created a new compliance challenge for messaging platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, which must deploy SIM binding and ...