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.

Kadesa Sayles, 29, is who officials believe is the mastermind behind the nationwide SIM swap scam. She is accused of hijacking phone numbers in an effort to steal personal information and make ...

SIM swap scams involve fraudsters gaining control of phone numbers to bypass security measures. Understanding vulnerabilities and implementing protective measures are crucial.

MTN has embarked on a drive to prevent SIM-swap fraud after several reports of the crime this year but an expert has questioned the company's preventative measures.

AT&T faces renewed legal action after a judgment was overturned in a $24 million crypto theft case brought by investor Michael Terpin for failing to protect his SIM data.

It is good news for AT&T Sim swap fraud victims, but bad news for AT&T. The Ninth Circuit's decision comes after AT&T admitted on July 24, 2024 that customer data was illegally downloaded by hackers.

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.

AT&T rolls out "Wireless Lock" feature to block SIM swap attacks AT&T has launched a new security feature called "Wireless Lock" that protects customers from SIM swapping attacks by preventing ...

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 ...

According to CIFAS, the UK’s national fraud prevention service, Sim-swap incidents have surged from under 300 in 2022 to almost 3,000 in 2023.